Mwinyi invites French investors to Zanzibar

Zanzibar just rolled out the red carpet for the French capital, and the pitch zeroes in on tourism and the blue economy.

Mwinyi's direct ask to France

• President Hussein Ali Mwinyi invited French firms to park money in Zanzibar's key sectors.
• His meeting with Ambassador Anne Sophie went down at the State House on February 27, 2026.
• Mwinyi wants investors carrying serious capital who can level up the workforce.
• Tourism and blue-economy development sit at the top of his priority list.

Infrastructure backing the pitch

• Mangapwani Integrated Port is in the works and promises broad investment access once finished.
• Road and port upgrades signal that the government is putting money where its mouth is.
• Pemba Island got spotlighted as a fresh hub for sustainable tourism.
• Sound investment policies keep getting tweaked to sweeten the deal.

What France brought to the table

• Ambassador Sophie pledged continued French support across multiple sectors.
• Health, education, culture, and environmental projects all made the cut.
• Old Town development landed on the cooperation agenda.
• Blue-economy backing from Paris lines up with Mwinyi's vision.