Tanzania is a strategic partner of Uganda in many areas, particularly trade, security, education, agriculture and energy.
Tanzania and Uganda are both founding members of the East African Community (EAC) and maintain well diplomatic relations. Tanzania has an embassy in Kampala and Uganda also has an embassy in Dar es Salaam.
In 2013, Tanzania exports to Uganda reached USD62.2m worth of goods (mainly machinery, agriculture products and medicines), while imports reached USD62.6m worth of goods from Uganda (mainly corn and telecommunication equipment).
Uganda-Tanzania Crude Oil Pipeline
The Uganda–Tanzania Crude Oil Pipeline (UTCOP)/East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) is a proposed pipeline to transport crude oil from Uganda’s oil fields to Tanga, Tanzania, a port on the Indian Ocean.
The pipeline will be 1,443km long with the capacity of carrying 200,000 barrels per day and has a total cost of USD3.55b.
Currently (2016), Uganda is planning the construction of an oil refinery as part of the UTCOP project.
The Uganda refinery will be built to process the oil needed locally and regionally, while the rest will be exported via EACOP to the Indian Ocean.
Tanzania has committed to pay USD150.4m for 8% ownership in the refinery. The Government will be involved in its construction through Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) with the private sector.
The project is worth USD2.5b. A private consortium will own 60% of the refinery.
Uganda has allocated the remaining 40% of the shares to the EAC member states of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda itself.
Uganda, Tanzania, and Zanzibar signed a tripartite MoU on 17 June 2025 in Entebbe to foster petroleum sector cooperation in East Africa. The agreement covers resource management, capacity building, and regulatory development.
EACOP Ltd. has closed the first tranche of external financing for the $5 billion East African Crude Oil Pipeline. The funding, provided by a consortium of African and regional banks, will support the remaining construction phases of the Uganda-Tanzania pipeline, which is already 50% complete.
The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project is halfway near completion, with ongoing construction activities from Mtukula to Chongoleani. The project has created thousands of jobs, generated significant government revenue, and continues to progress with key infrastructure developments.
The President of Tanzania Samia Suluhu Hassan and the President of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni signed on 11th…
April 13, 2021
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