His Excellency Dr. Habib Kambanga, High Commissioner of the United Republic of Tanzania in the Republic of Rwanda  on Monday visited Azania Group, a Tanzania headquartered company with  presence in seven African countries. Speaking during the visit, Mr. Jerome Mpagaze, Azania Rwanda Country Director, extended his appreciation to Ambassador Kambanga for setting time to tour and get a practical sense of the company’s operations in Rwanda. According to him,  the visit signifies the extent of attention paid by the Embassy to both national and regional interests.  Mr. Mpagaze informed Ambassador Kambanga that the company has had direct operations in Rwanda for the last 10 years. Currently, Azania Group’s plant in Rwanda produces 150 tonnes of wheat flour per day. However, by January 2027, he said,  the plant  will scale up its production to 400  tonnes per day as its currently expanding operations and in the process of diversifying its production technology.

On his side, Ambassador Kambanga indicated that the embassy is committed to improving cargo and passengers transit between Kigali and Dodoma for both countries’ economic development. He urged the company’s management and vehicle drivers present during the occasion to communicate with the Embassy  incase of any challenges in their entire business chain.  More, Ambassador Kambanga informed Azania Group that following the meeting with the Tanzania’s business community in Rwanda  in October this year, he visited Isaka Dry Port and Rusumo One Stop Border Centre to resolve cargo transit challenges. Both of these spots are critical in movement of goods from Dar es salaam port to Rwanda and the subsequent countries.  Azania Group thanked Ambassador Kambanga for working with both public and private stakeholders to improve Rusumo One Stop Border Centre service delivery.  As a result of these efforts, vehicle clearance now takes thirty minutes down from the past when clearance process took  three hours.

The Ambassador’s  visit is part of the embassy’s bid to strengthen partnerships with private stakeholders in implementing the recently launched economic diplomacy policy by Tanzania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation.  This is part of the ongoing series of visits to private sector partners by  Ambassador Kambanga. In  June, 2026, he visited Mount Meru Soyco Limited, a Tanzania headquartered company with a branch in Kayonza district, Eastern Province in  Rwanda.  The Embassy plans to visit more Tanzania investors in Rwanda in the near future.
This specific facility visited by the Ambassador under Azania Group is Gasabo Wheat Flour and Gasabo Wheat Bran  make wheat flour which is consistently delivered for homes and bakeries, while the bran supports feed and nutrition for regional markets.  Azania Group of Companies, operating under a unified umbrella of seven entities, is one of the leading economic contributors in Tanzania and the wider region. Through their diverse business activities and both direct and indirect employment, they continue to impact the lives of thousands of people across and beyond  borders in Eastern Africa.  

Founded nearly 30 years ago as a small family business by Mr. Fuad Edha, Azania has grown steadily. Currently, the Group operates eight factories within and outside Tanzania, with a growing presence across Rwanda, Burundi, DRC Congo, Malawi,Uganda and Zambia, with  headquarters in Dar es Salaam.