List of presidential trips made by John Magufuli

Dr. John Pombe Magufuli became president on 5 November 2015 following the 2015 Tanzanian general election. Since assuming office Magufuli has asserted a strong stance against public spending and has discouraged foreign travel by senior government officials.[1] He made his first foreign visit to Rwanda in April 2016, five months after assuming office.[2] The following is a list of presidential trips made by John Magufuli since assuming office.

John Pombe Joseph Magufuli

Summary of international trips

Further information: Foreign relations of Tanzania

Map showing International trips made by Magufuli as President

  3 Visits

  1 Visit

  Tanzania

Number of Visits	Country
1 visit	Ethiopia, Kenya, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Zimbabwe
2 visits	Uganda

2016

The following international trips were made by John Magufuli in 2016

Country	Areas visited	Date(s)	Purpose(s)	Notes
Rwanda	Rusumo, Kigali	6 – 8 April	State Visit	See also: Rwanda–Tanzania relations Details Magufuli's first state visit was to Rwanda. On the first day Magufuli met his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame at the Rusumo Border for the inauguration of the new Rusumo International Bridge and the new One stop border post.[3] Magufuli also attended the 22nd anniversary of the Rwandan genocide commemoration.[4] Furthermore, both leaders will held bilateral talks to further help trade and East African Community integration.[5]
Uganda	Kampala	12 May	Yoweri Museveni inauguration	Details Magufuli attended the inauguration of Yoweri Museveni at Kololo independence grounds along with various heads of state. Magufuli was scheduled to attend the 2016 Anti-corruption summit in London, but skipped the trip to attend the inauguration instead.[6] Magufuli and Museveni also agreed to speed up the construction of the Uganda–Tanzania Crude Oil Pipeline.[7]
Kenya	Nairobi	31 October – 1 November	State Visit	See also: Kenya–Tanzania relations Details Magufuli Made a two-day state visit to Kenya to help improve bilateral relations between the countries. Magufuli address the Kenyan people at the statehouse and assures the Kenyan business community that Tanzania is open for business. Magufuli also officially opened the southern bypass in Nairobi and visited brookside dairy farm in Karen.[8]

2017

The following international trips were made by John Magufuli in 2017

Country	Areas visited	Date(s)	Purpose(s)	Notes
Ethiopia	Addis Ababa	29 January – 2 February	28th African Union Heads of State meeting	Details Magufuli makes his first foreign visit outside the East African Community to Addis for the 28th African Union Heads of State meeting. The president inaugurates the African Union facility named after Nyerere.[9] Magufuli also holds bilateral talks with various heads of state: Paul Kagame of Rwanda; Peter Mutharika of Malawi; Yoweri Museveni of Uganda; Hailemariam Desalegn of Ethiopia; Azali Assoumani of Comoros and Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana.[10]
Uganda	Mutukula, Western Region, Kampala	9 November - 11 November	State Visit	See also: Tanzania–Uganda relations Details Magufuli is joined by Yoweri Museveni at the Mutukula Border post to officially launch the One-Stop border between the two countries.[11] The two presidents then travel to Ruzingwa Village where they placed the corner stone for the Uganda–Tanzania Crude Oil Pipeline.[12] Both leaders signed various agreements together to boost trade, electrification and health care.[13]

2018

The following international trips were made by John Magufuli in 2018

Country	Areas visited	Date(s)	Purpose(s)	Notes
Uganda	Kampala	21 February - 23 February	19th EAC Ordinary summit	See also: Tanzania–Uganda relations Details Magufuli flew to Uganda to attend the East African Community heads of state summit. Magufuli also held sideline meetings with his Ugandan counter parts. Museveni and Magufuli discussed the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline and sugar exports from Uganda into Tanzania.[14]

2019

The following international trips were made by John Magufuli in 2019

Country	Areas visited	Date(s)	Purpose(s)	Notes
South Africa	Pretoria	25 May - 26 May	Cyril Ramaphosa Inauguration	Details Magufuli joins various African leaders at the inauguration ceremony of Cyril Ramaphosa. Magufuli travels with his former counterpart Jakaya Kikwete to represent Tanzania at the ceremony.[15]
Namibia	Windhoek	27 May - 29 May	State Visit	Details Magufuli travels to Nambiai after his trip to South Africa. Magufuli called for the immediate revival of a Joint Permanent Commission which encouraged trade between the two nations. The president also commissioned a street in the capital dedicated to Julius Nyerere, who was instrumental in helping Namibia attain its independence.[16]
Zimbabwe	Harare	29 May - 30 May	State Visit	Details Magufuli met with Emmerson Mnangagwa in Zimbabwe to conclude his Southern African trip. They discussed trade and economic opportunities and Tanzania offered to sell 700,000 tonnes of maize to drought hit Zimbabwe.[17]

References

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4. "Twenty-Two Years Later, Rwandans Remember". thecitizen.co.tz. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
5. Reporter, Times. "President Magufuli begins two-day visit". The New Times Rwanda. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
6. "JPM skips London in favour of Kampala". thecitizen.co.tz. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
7. Feng, Jun. "Tanzania and Uganda to speed up oil pipeline project | East & Horn Africa". www.theafricareport.com. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
8. Kajilwa, Graham. "President Magufuli jets in for two-day State visit". Standard Digital News. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
9. "Africa: JPM Witnesses Launch of AU Facility Named After Nyerere". The Citizen (Dar es Salaam). 30 January 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
10. "Tanzania: Magufuli Back in Dar, Invites Addo". Tanzania Daily News (Dar es Salaam). 2 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
11. "Magufuli, Museveni to officially open Mutukula one stop border post". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
12. "Magufuli expected in the country for a 3 day visit – 93.3 KFM". kfm.co.ug. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
13. "Presidents Museveni, Magufuli call for more Trade Between Uganda and Tanzania | Uganda Media Centre". www.mediacentre.go.ug. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
14. "Tell Tanzanian businessmen to buy Uganda's sugar, Museveni urges". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
15. AfricaNews (25 May 2019). "Tanzania president's rare trip abroad, in SA for Ramaphosa inauguration". Africanews. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
16. AfricaNews (29 May 2019). "Tanzania's Magufuli offers Kiswahili books, teachers to Namibia". Africanews. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
17. "Tanzania to export 700,000 tonnes of maize to drought-hit Zimbabwe". Reuters. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.