Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Arts, and Sports Saidi Yakubu, said the meeting, set to run from May 1-4, will be officially opened by Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa.
Yakubu disclosed the event will be attended by Tanzania's Minister for Culture, Arts, and Sports Pindi Chana, and other ministers of sports from AUSC Regional lV member countries.
Also in attendance in the meeting shall be leaders of national sports federations, Zanzibar's Minister for Information, Youth, Culture, and Sports Tabia Maulid Mwita, Director of Sports Development in the Ministry of Culture, Arts, and Sports, and other sports leaders in the country.
The Permanent Secretary said delegates will start arriving in the country on Sunday and the build-up to the meetings would start on May 1.
The Council of Sports Ministers is the supreme policy-making organ of AUSC Region lV and, among its numerous duties, is to formulate policies and regulations on the administration, organization, and promotion of sports in the region.
The AUSC Region lV Council of Sports Ministers meeting will, among others, amend its constitution to allow the formation of a Council of Permanent Secretaries in ministries responsible for sports.
He said the Council of Permanent Secretaries is vital as it makes decisions that are critical to the development of sports in the region.
Yakubu stressed that currently there is a gap as there are so far the ministers and expatriate councils.
The meeting will also deliberate key issues that include having AUSC Region lV headquarters and secretariat in Tanzania, evaluating, and recommending the performance of sports in all member countries.
It will also hold elections for various committees, and Tanzania will resume regional chairmanship as the mandate of the current chairman, Uganda, expires.
"Preparations are on course and we are ready to welcome the more than 100 AUSC zone lV delegates in the country, the Sports ministers meeting will deliberate key issues about sports development in the region," the Permanent Secretary pointed out.
"We will also present our proposal for housing the headquarters and secretariate of AUSC Region lV, you know currently the AUSC Zone 4 has no permanent headquarters the development which is affecting its operations and efficiency," he said.
He explained that the meeting is an opportunity to promote the country's visibility on the international map, adding players in various sectors will also benefit socially and economically.
"We expect more than 100 delegates at the meeting, this is an opportunity for players in the hospitality sector and other sectors, we should not be worried about the budget as guests will pay for their stay save for a few whose costs will be footed by the host," he explained.
The AUSC Region lV Council of Sports Ministers meeting was last held in Uganda in 2018.
The council is the technical arm of the African Union Commission (AUC) under the Department of Social Affairs functioning as the supreme authority for the coordination of the African Sports movement.
The AUSC Region lV member states are Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
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