Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam will travel to Tanzania from 8–10 June at the invitation of President Samia Suluhu Hassan, marking the first state visit by a Singaporean president to the East African nation. The visit coincides with the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries and will include a state banquet in the capital Dar es Salaam, a Memoranda of Understanding signing ceremony, and a joint business roundtable to explore commercial opportunities. President Tharman will also visit Zanzibar (a semi-autonomous island region of Tanzania), before proceeding to South Africa for a separate working visit that includes meetings with President Cyril Ramaphosa and sessions tied to his roles at the World Bank Group and the Group of Thirty, a think tank of senior global economists and policymakers.