On 7 January 2025 H.E. Ambassador Coppola took part in the opening ceremony of Bawe Island, unveiled by H.E. President Samia and H.E. President Mwinyi.
Successfully built by the Italian company Cocoon Collection in an impressively short time, Bawe Island resort is a remarkable testimony of the great quality of Italian investments in tourism in Zanzibar and Tanzania. The resort blends in a unique fashion top quality Italian design, the wise use of local materials and state of the art environmental practices. This latest Italian investment will contribute to promote Zanzibar as a global destination of high-end tourism, providing job opportunities and quality work experience to many young Tanzanians and stimulating socioeconomic development.
