International Cultural Summit 2026 – Zanzibar

SANZE CONNECT, in collaboration with the UNESCO National Commission of the United Republic of Tanzania

OPEN AFRICA INITIATIVE

INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL SUMMIT – ZANZIBAR

Theme

Transforming Culture into a Culture Economy

Slogan

Where Culture Meets Tourism and Investment

Positioning Statement

Africa Reconnecting Through Culture

Strategic Vision

The International Cultural Summit – Zanzibar is a high-level continental platform designed to position culture as a driver of economic transformation by integrating:

• Cultural diplomacy

• Tourism development

• Investment engagement

Through this approach, the Summit establishes a new framework where:

1. Culture drives tourism
2. Tourism attracts investment
3. Investment builds a sustainable cultural economy

Core Concept

Culture. Tourism. Investment.

A unified system transforming Africa’s cultural assets into engines of growth, partnership, and continental integration.

Strategic Outcome

• Position Tanzania and Zanzibar as a Cultural Diplomacy Hub of Africa

• Unlock Africa’s cultural value into economic opportunity

• Strengthen intra-African connectivity and cooperation

• Attract global and regional investment into culture and tourism

• Build a sustainable Pan-African cultural economy

Anchor Message

Africa is not opening to the world Africa is reconnecting with itself.

Final Impact Statement.

Transforming Identity into Opportunity.

Transforming Heritage into Investment.

Transforming Culture into a Culture Economy.