The Arusha International Conference Centre (AICC) located in

Arusha Arusha City is a Tanzanian city and the regional capital of the Arusha Region, with a population of 416,442 plus 323,198 in the surrounding Arusha District Council (2012 census). Located below Mount Meru on the eastern edge of the eastern bran ...

, is the leading conference venue in

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. It is 100% owned by the

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; however, operating without receiving any subsidies. It has a total of 10 meeting rooms which cater for conferences, workshops, seminars, and committee meetings, with a seating capacity of 10 to 1000 delegates. Most of these rooms are equipped with Simultaneous Interpretation Systems (SIS) which can handle up to 12 languages. Major tenants include: *The

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International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR; french: Tribunal pénal international pour le Rwanda; rw, Urukiko Mpanabyaha Mpuzamahanga Rwashyiriweho u Rwanda) was an international court established in November 1994 by the United Nation ...

(UN-ICTR) *The

East African Community The East African Community (EAC) is an intergovernmental organisation composed of seven countries in the Great Lakes region of East Africa: the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republics of Kenya, Buru ...

(EAC)
African Union Advisory Board on Corruption
(AUABC), which was established on 26 May 2009. Simba Hall was expanded to accommodate 1,313 delegates from its former capacity of 1,000 for the 8th Sullivan Summit.Government to spend 3bn/- on AICC expansion
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Gallery

File:Arusha International Conference Centre.jpg, Main entrance File:East African Legislative Assembly.jpg, Simba Hall File:Arusha International Conference Centre in 1995.jpg, The entrance of the congress center, in July 1995.

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* Convention centres in Tanzania Buildings and structures in Arusha Government-owned companies of Tanzania {{Tanzania-struct-stub