Working for a fairer, more sustainable world. Head of Cooperation at British High Commission in Dar es Salaam 🇬🇧🇹🇿. Cancer survivor
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More than 824 million people—about one in ten worldwide—lived in extreme poverty in 2024.
Our @WorldBankGroup September 2026 poverty update shows global extreme poverty declining only marginally through 2026.
Explore the latest estimates in PIP: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opend…
Anna Wilson retweeted
Every woman and girl should have the freedom to make informed choices about her own body free from coercion, discrimination and violence.
I’ve announced new UK funding to help millions more women and girls take control of their futures.
“if you have the capability to save people’s lives and to change people’s lives, you should deploy that capability ambitiously” 🇬🇧🌍 @kirstyjmcneill
Congratulations @Lindy_Cameron 👏👏
Anna Wilson retweeted
At Innovation Week, our Development Director @AnnaWilsonFCDO highlighted how the 🇬🇧-funded Research, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Partnership delivered through @Funguo_Tz, is connecting innovators with the skills, networks & investment needed to turn ideas into impact. #IWTz2026
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Innovation doesn’t happen in isolation. It happens when the right infrastructure, support systems, and people align.
This session pulls back the curtain on how it really works, and why it matters for Tanzania’s future. Discover the hidden architecture that turns student ideas into real-world impact.
#IWTz2026 #DIRA2050 #StudentInnovation #innovationweek
Anna Wilson retweeted
Should the world replace the extreme poverty line with a much higher threshold?
Doing so would change not just how poverty is measured, but whose deprivation receives the most attention.
Three reasons to retain an extreme #poverty benchmark: blogs.worldbank.org/en/opend…
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Our Development Director @AnnaWilsonFCDO joined @TBS_Tanzania, @Nishati2017 & @UKMECS to raise awareness of the new Minimum Energy Performance Standards & energy labelling for e-cooking appliances.
🇬🇧 support is helping strengthen quality, testing capacity & consumer confidence.
Anna Wilson retweeted
The UK is working with partners across Africa to strengthen cyber resilience and counter cyber threats.
Funded by @FCDOGovUK, read @INTERPOL_HQ's Africa Cyberthreat Assessment, for insights into the evolving cyber threat landscape across the continent.
🚨 INTERPOL report finds AI linked to more than half of cybercrime in Africa
Cyberattacks are becoming faster, more scalable, and increasingly difficult for victims and platforms to detect, according to INTERPOL’s African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2026.
The report points to a major shift: cybercrime has evolved into an industrialized, borderless ecosystem.
Key findings include:
🔵 55% of cybercrimes reported in Africa are AI-enabled.
🔵 Online scams are the most frequently reported form of cybercrime.
🔵 Financial services, telecoms, and government institutions are the hardest hit.
🔵 Cybercrime-related financial losses have more than doubled since 2024, rising to USD 484 million.
🔵 72% of surveyed countries reported scam centres, with the highest concentration in Southern and West Africa.
🔵 Criminals are bypassing biometric checks by creating AI-generated synthetic identities that combine real personal data with fabricated elements.
🔗 Find out more: interpol.int/News-and-Events…
Anna Wilson retweeted
British International Investment @BritishIntInv has announced a US$20 million investment in the Africa50 Infrastructure Acceleration Fund, supporting infrastructure investment across Africa & supporting jobs, growth and prosperity.
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A year ago, Tanzania became home. One year of discoveries, achievements and plenty of surprises. Most of all, a reminder that great teams make difficult things possible. 🙏@UKinTanzania
Now for a short break before year two.
📸@2wsphotography
Anna Wilson retweeted
The 🇬🇧 is supporting new approaches to mobilise investment for nature across Africa.
Applications are now open for FSD Africa’s Nature First Innovation Lab, supporting enterprises that deliver positive biodiversity & ecosystem outcomes. Apply by 8 July.
🔗fsdafrica.org/the-nature-fir…
Anna Wilson retweeted
The UK is supporting Tanzania’s Ebola preparedness with £218,987 (approx. TZS 760 million) through @WHO_Tanzania
Anna Wilson retweeted
Celebrating 9 years of expanding access to Sexual & Reproductive Health in Zanzibar
In partnership with govt of Zanzibar @engenderhealth & @UNFPATanzania we’ve transformed lives & futures for women & girls
🇬🇧 remains committed to advancing reproductive health and rights for all
Anna Wilson retweeted
This International Day of Women in Diplomacy, we’re meeting the Women of the British High Commission back when they were young!
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🥳Congrats to our Deputy High Commissioner Sally Hedley & the team who kayaked from Dar to Zanzibar in support of Tumaini La Maisha @weare_tlm.
Their journey raised awareness for children with cancer in Tanzania—showing the impact of collective action. Well done all!👏🚣♀️
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On #WorldEnvironmentDay, we celebrate women gleaners of Chukwani, Zanzibar, whose livelihoods depend on healthy coasts.🌊
Through the UK-funded COAST programme with @WorldFishCenter, they’re being included in fisheries data—supporting inclusive, evidence-based marine management.
Anna Wilson retweeted
The UK is helping to contain the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We’re working with partners to support health workers, strengthen surveillance and improve access to care.
Global health threats require a global response.
ALT Photo of an aid worker in PPE with the text New UK support for Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with the UK government logo.
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Proud that the UK is one of the first international partners to support the response to the 17th Ebola outbreak in DRC. Having worked on 3 past outbreaks, I know just how critical speed, agility and close coordination are to limiting the spread of infection and number of deaths.
The news of a new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is highly concerning.
We're providing @WHO with £1m to help contain the outbreak.
It is crucial for our shared security that there is a swift and effective response, enabled by full humanitarian access.