Cyprus Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Constantinos Kombos, offers perspective on the European Union's evolving partnership with Tanzania and the broader East African region,in thi exclusive interview hosted by The Citizen Managing Editor, Mpoki Thomson.

A festival of creativity, community, and cinema, ZIFF is arguably East Africa’s most prestigious cultural gathering — and the European Union has been a proud supporter for the past five years.

The €150 million project was jointly financed by the European Union, France, European Investment Bank and the Government of Tanzania. The project involved the extension and upgrading of the water supply and sanitation systems and safe hygiene practices in the city of Mwanza and the satellite towns of Misungwi, Magu, Lamadi, Bukoba and Musoma.