DODOMA, Sept. 10 -- From 5 to 9 October 2026, Tanzania will welcome parliamentarians from around the world for the 153rd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Hosted by the Parliament of the United Republic of Tanzania at the Arusha International Conference Centre (AICC), the gathering will mark an important first for the country.

More than 2,000 delegates from 183 parliaments are expected, among them Speakers, parliamentarians, Secretaries-General of Parliaments, observers and representatives of international organisations.

The choice of Arusha is especially fitting. Long regarded as the ‘Geneva of Africa, the city has built a proud reputation as a meeting place for diplomacy, regional cooperation and international dia...