TANZANIA, MALAWI TURN TO FORMER AFRICAN HEADS TO FIND SOLUTION TO THE LAKE NYASA BORDER DISPUTE

Hon. Bernard K. Membe (MP), Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, (seated - center), signs a Joint Letter of Application on behalf of President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, seeking mediation of the Lake Nyasa border dispute with Malawi.  Witnessing the ocassion is Judge Frederick Werema (left), Attorney General, H.E. Shamim Nyanduga (right), Ambassador of the United Republic of Tanzania to the Republic of Mozambique and Mr. Abdallah Mtibora (standing), Legal Service Officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Joint Letter was submitted to the Forum of the Former African Heads of State and Government on behalf of the United Republic of Tanzania's President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete and the Republic of Malawi's President Joyce Banda.  Accepting the Joint Letter was the Chairperson of the Forum, retired President Joaquim Chissano, who is also the former President of the Republic of Mozambique.  The joint effort is to seek mediation in the latter to resolve the historical Lake Nyasa border dispute. 

 

Hon. Ephraim Chiume, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Malawi (2nd left), signs the Joint Letter of Application seeking mediation of the Lake Nyasa border dispute with Tanzania, while the Malawi Attorney General Anthony Kamanga (2nd right) witnessing the occasion, together with two Legal Service Officers from the Malawi Government.

Tanzania Foreign Minister Bernard K. Membe (left) speaking to the Chairperson of the Forum, retired President Joaquim Chissano, who is also the former President of the Republic of Mozambique.
 

Hon. Bernard K. Membe (MP) (3rd left) relaying Tanzania position in respect to the Lake Nyasa border dispute to the retired President Chissano (right).  Listening on are Ambassador Nyanduga (left and Attorney General Werema (2nd left).

Hon. Bernard K. Membe (MP), Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation officially submits a Joint Letter Application to the Chairperson of the Forum, retired President Joaquim Chissano, who is also the former President of the Republic of Mozambique.  The Joint Letter of Application is submitted on behalf of H.E. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President of the United Republic of Tanzania as the joint spirit effort to find solution to the Lake Nyasa border dispute between Tanzania and Malawi. 

Hon. Ephraim Chiume, Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Republic of Malawi officially submits a Joint Letter Application to the Chairperson of the Forum, retired President Joaquim Chissano, who is also the former President of the Republic of Mozambique.  The Joint Letter of Application is submitted on behalf of H.E. Joyce Banda, President of the Republic of Malawi as a joint spirit effort to find solution to the Lake Nyasa border dispute between Tanzania and Malawi.

 

Chairperson of the Forum of Former African Heads of State and Government, retired President Joaquim Chissano, reviewing the Joint Letter of Application submitted by both Tanzania and Malawi in the spirit effort to find solution to the Lake Nyasa border dispute between Tanzania and Malawi.

 

Retired President Joaquim Chissano (center) in group photo with Hon. Bernard K. Membe (MP), Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation on behalf of President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete of Tanzania and Hon. Ephraim Chiume (right), Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Malawi on behalf of President Joyce Banda of Malawi.  

 

Retired Mozambique President Joaquim Chissano, who is also a Chairperson of the Forum of Former African Heads of State and Government addresses members of the press, accepting the task at hand given to the Forum to mediate the Lake Nyasa border dispute between Tanzania and Malawi. Listening on are Hon. Bernard K. Membe (MP) (left), Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation in Tanzania and Hon. Ephraim Chiume (right), Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Malawi.

Hon. Membe (2nd left), presents Joint Letter of Application to retired President Joaquim Chissano, Chairperson of the Forum of Former African Heads of State and Government, before members of the press (not in the photo).  Others in the photo are Judge Frederick Werema (left), Attorney General of Tanzania, Hon. Chiume (2nd right), Minister for Foreign Affairs in Malawi and Mr. Anthony Kamanga (right), Attorney General of Malawi. 

  

Hon. Chiume (right), presents Joint Letter of Application to retired President Joaquim Chissano, Chairperson of the Forum of Former African Heads of State and Government, before members of the press (not in the photo).  Left is Hon. Bernard K. Membe, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation in the United Republic of Tanzania.

 

 TANZANIA, MALAWI TURN TO FORMER AFRICAN HEADS TO FIND SOLUTION TO THE LAKE NYASA BORDER DISPUTE

By TAGIE DAISY MWAKAWAGO,

Maputo, Mozambique
 

Tanzania and Malawi yesterday officially presented their Joint Letter of Application before the Forum of Former African Heads of State and Government in the spirit effort to find solution to the Lake Nyasa border dispute.
 
The Joint Letter was submitted to the Chairperson of the Forum, retired President Joaquim Chissano on behalf of the United Republic of Tanzania's President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete and the Republic of Malawi's President Joyce Banda.  President Chissano is a former President of the Republic of Mozambique.

Leading the Tanzania delegation, Hon. Bernard K. Membe (MP), Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation said that the Forum is expected to review and evaluate any and all proposed argument papers from both countries and issue a suitable recommendation.
 
On his part, President Chissano said that he was humbled by the solidarity spirit showed by both countries in finding a lasting solution to the long history border dispute.

The two countries have been in ongoing negotiations for two years over the Lake Nyasa border dispute without any formidable solution.
 
"We have now decided to appeal to the African Forum of Former Heads of State and Government to mediate the matter and find amicable solution. We are jointly requesting that the mediation team should be conformed of former democratically elected Leaders originating from the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC)," said Hon. Membe. 

Hon. Ephraim Chiume, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Malawi also asserted that both countries have expressly requested that the Forum’s former Leaders that derived from Tanzania and Malawi should therefore be excluded in mediating this border dispute due to their immediate conflict of interest.  Said former Leaders are former President Ali Hassan Mwinyi (Tanzania), former President Benjamin W. Mkapa (Tanzania) and former President Bakili Muluzi (Malawi).

For Tanzania, Judge Frederick Werema, Attorney General, H.E. Shamim Nyanduga, Ambassador of the United Republic of Tanzania and members of press from Tanzania were all present during the occasion.  For Malawi, the delegation was led by Hon. Ephraim Chiume, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Anthony Kamanga, Attorney General and other legal service officers from the Malawi Government.

The Forum is expected to work on the matter for a period of four months or more starting January 2013, in an effort to find amicable solution to the Lake Nyasa border dispute.

 

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Tanzania among five countries selected by the MCC Board

MCC Board Selects Countries Eligible for Compacts and Threshold Programs

Washington, D.C. — At its quarterly meeting today, the U.S. Government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Board of Directors selected Liberia, Niger, Sierra Leone, Morocco, and Tanzania as eligible to develop proposals for new compacts, and Guatemala as eligible for a Threshold Program.

“This year’s selection decisions are a testament to the ‘MCC Effect,’ the ability of MCC to provide incentives for countries to adopt policy reforms and strengthen institutions in order to become eligible for an MCC compact,” said Daniel W. Yohannes, MCC’s Chief Executive Officer. “Liberia, Niger and Sierra Leone have worked hard for several years to meet MCC’s rigorous eligibility standards, and the Board is pleased to recognize these efforts by selecting them as eligible to develop compact proposals.” 

Examples of the types of reforms pursued by these countries range from new asset-disclosure requirements in an effort to combat corruption in Liberia to the introduction of free access to maternal and child health care in Sierra Leone to a dramatic increase in environmental protection in Niger. 

Two current MCC compact countries—Morocco and Tanzania—were selected as eligible to develop second compact proposals. Both Morocco and Tanzania have continued to perform well on the MCC scorecard and have been good development partners during first compact implementation. Second compact eligibility is contingent on successful implementation of the first compact, continued good policy performance and development of proposals that have significant potential to promote economic growth and reduce poverty.

“MCC is pleased to have five countries selected as compact eligible this year," Mr. Yohannes stated. “These countries, like others selected as compact eligible, will need to compete for scarce budget resources by maintaining a strong commitment to democratic and economic governance and by developing high-quality, timely compact proposals to promote growth and reduce poverty.”

The Board also chose Guatemala as eligible for a new Threshold Program. Guatemala is extremely close to meeting the MCC scorecard criteria, passing 10 indicators, including the Democratic Rights hurdle, and performing exactly on the median for Control of Corruption.

In addition to the new selections, the Board re-selected Benin, El Salvador, Georgia, and Ghana as eligible to continue developing compact proposals and Honduras and Nepal as eligible to continue developing Threshold Programs in Fiscal Year 2013. No eligibility determinations were made for countries that already have signed compacts since these countries do not require annual re-selection.

President Kikwete congratulates President elect of the Republic of Korea

H.E. Dr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President of the United Republic of Tanzania has sent a congratulatory message to H.E. PARK, Geun Hye, President elect of the Republic of Korea. The message reads as follows:

“Her Excellency PARK, Geun Hye,

President of the Republic of Korea,

Seoul,

REPUBLIC OF KOREA.

Your Excellency,

          On behalf of the Government and people of the United Republic of Tanzania and indeed on my own behalf, I extend to Your Excellency, warm congratulations on your well deserved election as the 11^th President of the Republic of Korea.

          My government and I look forward to working with you in further consolidating and strengthening the bonds of friendship and cooperation that so happily exist between our two countries and people.  I wish you great success in the fulfillment of your mission in the highest office of your great country.

          I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to Your Excellency the assurances of my highest consideration.

Dr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete

PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA”

ISSUED BY: MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, DAR ES SALAAM

20^TH DECEMBER, 2012

 

Tanzania na Burundi zasaini Barua ya Kuomba Msaada wa Kuimarisha Mpaka

 

Mhe.Balozi  Rajabu Gamaha, Kaimu Katibu Mkuu wa Wizara ya Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa (kulia) na Balozi Albert Shingiro, Katibu Mkuu wa Wizara ya Mambo ya Nje ya Burundi wakiweka saini barua ya pamoja kwa niaba ya Serikali ya Nchi zao ambayo itawasilishwa kwenye Shirika la Kijerumani la GIZ ili kuomba msaada wa kuimarisha mpaka kati ya Tanzania na Burundi.

Balozi Gamaha kulia akibadilishana mawazo na Balozi Shingiro mara baada ya zoezi la uwekaji saini barua kukamilika.

Ujumbe wa Serikali ya Burundi uliofuatana na Balozi Shingiro ukifuatilia mazungumzo kati ya Balozi Gamaha na Balozi Shingiro ambao hawapo pichani.

Kaimu Mkurugenzi wa Kitengo cha Sheria, Wizara ya Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa, Bibi Lilian Kimaro na Afisa kutoka Wizara ya Ardhi, Nyumba na Maendeleo ya Makazi nao wakifuatilia mazungumzo hayo.

Ujumbe wa Tanzania na ule wa Burundi wakisikiliza mazungumzo kati ya Balozi Gamaha na Balozi Shingiro.

Mhe. Mahadhi akabidhi Kibali cha Uwakilishi

Mhe. Mahadhi Juma Maalim (Mb), Naibu Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa akisalimiana na Bibi Rima Yassine Khalaf, Mwakilishi wa Heshima wa Serikali ya Senegal nchini Tanzania walipokutana ofisini kwa Naibu Waziri leo.

Mhe. Naibu Waziri akimkabidhi Kibali Bibi Khalaf ili aweze kutekeleza majukumu yake ya Uwakilishi wa Heshima wa Serikali ya Senegal nchini Tanzania.

Mhe. Naibu Waziri na Bibi Khalaf wakiwa katika mazungumzo mara baada ya zoezi la makabidhiano ya Kibali kukamilika

Mazungumzo yakiendelea huku Bibi Mercy Kitonga wa kwanza kushoto na Bw. Selestine Kakele wa kwanza kulia wote ni Maafisa wa Mambo ya Nje wakisikiliza kwa makini.

Balozi Mujuma ampongeza Mwandishi wa TBC

  

Mhe. Balozi Grace Mujuma (wa pili kushoto), Balozi wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania nchini Zambia na Maafisa wa Ubalozi wamempongeza Bi. Kulthum Ally (katikati), Mwandishi wa Habari wa Shirika la Utangazaji Tanzania (TBC), kwa kutumia taaluma ya uandishi wa habari kuhabarisha umma juu ya masuala yanayohusu Watanzania  wanaoishi nchini Zambia.  Wengine katika picha ni Bw. Samuel Munatta, Bw. Jeswald majuva na Bw. Huddy Kiangi.

Mafunzo ya OPRAS kwa Wakurugenzi na Maafisa wa Wizara yaanza

Kaimu Katibu Mkuu wa Wizara ya Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano, Mhe. Balozi Rajab Gamaha (aliyesimama) akifungua Mafunzo ya Upimaji wa Utendaji Kazi kwa Uwazi (OPRAS) kwa Wakurugenzi na Maafisa wa Wizara yaliyoendeshwa na Wakufunzi kutoka Ofisi ya Rais, Menejimenti ya Utumishi wa Umma. Wengine katika picha kutoka kushoto ni Bw. Dushhood Mndeme, Mkurugenzi wa Idara ya Utawala na Usimamizi wa Rasilimali Watu katika Wizara ya Mambo ya Nje, Bi. Neema, Mkufunzi kutoka Utumishi na Bi. Elizabeth Makyao kutoka Utumishi.

Bi. Elizabeth kutoka Utumishi akiwasilisha mada kuhusu mfumo huo wa upimaji kazi kwa njia ya uwazi (OPRAS) kwa Wakurugenzi na Maafisa wa Wizara (hawapo pichani) huku Bal. Gamaha, Bw. Mndeme na Bi. Neema wakimsikiliza.

Bi. Neema kutoka Utumishi akisisitiza jambo kuhusu mafunzo hayo kwa Wakurugenzi na Maafisa wa Wizara (hawapo pichani) huku Balozi Gamaha akisikiliza.

Baadhi ya Wakurugenzi na Wakurugenzi Wasaidizi kutoka Wizara ya Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa wakifuatilia kwa makini mafunzo hayo.

Baadhi ya Wakurugenzi na Wakuu wa Vitengo  na Maafisa kutoka Wizara ya Mambo ya Nje wakifuatilia mafunzo hayo.

Sehemu nyingine ya Watendaji Wakuu kutoka Wizara ya Mambo ya Nje wakifuatilia mafunzo hayo.

Baadhi ya Wakuu wa Vitengo na Maafisa kutoka Wizara ya Mambo ya Nje walioshiriki mafunzo hayo.

Maafisa Waandamizi kutoka Wizara ya Mambo ya Nje wakiendelea na mafunzo ya OPRAS.

Baadhi ya Maafisa kutoka Wizara ya Mambo ya Nje wakifuatilia kwa makini mafunzo hayo ya OPRAS.

Maafisa wengine wa Mambo ya Nje wakiendelea na mafunzo ya OPRAS.

Naibu Waziri akutana na ujumbe wa Kampuni ya Labiofam kutoka Cuba

Naibu Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa, Mhe. Mahadhi Juma Maalim (Mb.) (katikati),  akiwa katika picha ya pamoja na Dkt. Jose Antonio Fraga Castro (kushoto), Mkurugenzi wa Kampuni ya LABIOFAM ya Cuba na Mhe. Jorge Luis Lopez Tormo (kulia), Balozi wa Cuba hapa nchini mara  baada ya kuzungumza nao kuhusu kampuni hiyo. Kampuni ya Labiofam inajenga kiwanda cha kutengeneza madawa ya kuulia vimelea vya malaria huko Kibaha.

Naibu Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa, Mhe. Mahadhi Juma Maalim (Mb.) (katikati),  akiwa katika picha ya pamoja na Dkt. Jose Antonio Fraga Castro (kushoto), Mkurugenzi wa Kampuni ya LABIOFAM ya Cuba na Mhe. Jorge Luis Lopez Tormo (wa kwanza kulia), Balozi wa Cuba hapa nchini na wajumbe wengine waliofuatana nao kutoka Cuba . Kushoto ni Bi. Upendo Mwasha, Afisa Mambo ya Nje.

Finland National Day Celebrations

Deputy Minister for Constitutional and Legal Affairs, Hon. Angellah Kairuki (MP) delivering remarks on behalf of Hon. Bernard K. Membe (MP), Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation at the Reception to celebrate Finland National Day.

Hon. Angellah Kairuki(left) preparing to toast with Ambassador Sinikka Antila of Finland during Finnish National Day.

Hon. Angellah Kairuki sharing a light moment with Finnish Ambassador H.E.Ambassador Sinikka Antila (left) and the Director for Europe and the Americas Department in the  Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Dora Msechu during Finland National Day reception.

Mkutano wa Wakuu wa Nchi na Serikali wa SADC waanza

Katibu Mtendaji wa Jumuiya ya Maendeleo ya Nchi za Kusini mwa Afrika (SADC), Dkt. Tomaz Augusto Salomao akiwakaribisha wajumbe (hawapo pichani) kwenye Mkutano wa Wakuu wa Nchi wa Jumuiya hiyo uliofanyika kwenye Hoteli ya Serena Jijini Dar es Salaam tarehe 8 Desemba, 2012.

Rais wa Msumbiji na Mwenyekiti wa Jumuiya ya Maendeleo ya Nchi za Kusini mwa Afrika (SADC), Mhe. Armando Guebuza akifungua rasmi Mkutano wa Wakuu wa Nchi wa Jumuiya hiyo uliofanyika katika Hoteli ya Serena Jijini Dar es Salaam tarehe 8 Desemba, 2012. Wengine katika picha ni Mhe. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete (wa pili kutoka kushoto), Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, Mhe. Yoweri Museveni (kulia), Rais wa Uganda na Mwenyekiti wa Nchi za Ukanda wa Maziwa Makuu (ICGLR) na Dkt. Salomao (kushoto), Katibu Mtendaji wa SADC.

Baadhi ya Wajumbe kwenye mkutano wa SADC wakisiliza hotuba ya ufunguzi wa mkutano huo kutoka kwa Mhe. Rais Guebuza (hayupo pichani).

Mhe. Yoweri Museve (Kulia), Rais wa Uganda na Mwenyekiti wa Nchi za Ukanda wa Maziwa Makuu  (ICGLR) akihutubia mkutano wa Wakuu wa Nchi wa SADC. Wengine katika picha wanaosikiliza ni Mhe. Rais Kikwete (wa pili kutoka kushoto), Mhe. Rais Guebuza (wa pili kutoka kulia) na Dkt. Salamao (kushoto).

Rais Guebuza (kushoto) ambaye ni Mwenyekiti wa SADC akiteta jambo na Mhe. Rais  Museveni (kulia) ambaye pia ni Mwenyekiti wa ICGLR wakati wa mkutano wa SADC.

Mhe. Bernard K. Membe (Mb.) (wa pili kushoto), Waziri  wa Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa akiwa na wajumbe wengine wakati wa mkutano wa SADC.

Mhe. Rais Kikwete (kushoto) akishauriana jambo na Mhe. Bernard K. Membe (Mb) (katikati), Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa pamoja na Mhe. Shamsi Vuai Nahodha, Waziri wa Ulinzi na Jeshi la Kujenga Taifa mara baada ya ufunguzi rasmi wa  mkutano wa SADC.

Wakuu wa Nchi na Serikali wa Jumuiya ya Maendeleo ya Nchi za Kusini mwa Afrika (SADC) wakiwa katika picha ya pamoja mara baada ya mkutano huo kufunguliwa rasmi katika Hoteli ya Serena Jijini Dar es Salaam tarehe 8 Desemba, 2012.

Wakuu wa Nchi za SADC washiriki hafal ya chakula cha jioni

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Mhe. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania akiwakaribisha Wakuu wa Nchi wa Jumuiya ya Maendeleo ya Nchi za Kusini mwa Afrika (SADC) kwenye Hafla ya Chakula cha Jioni aliyoiandaa kwa heshima yao iliyofanyika katika Hoteli ya Serena Jijiji Dar es Salaam tarehe 7 Desemba, 2012. Wakuu hao wa nchi wapo nchini kuhudhuria mkutano wa SADC utakaojadili masuala mbalimbali ya kikanda.

Wakuu wa Nchi za SADC wakiwa na mwenyeji wao Mhe. Rais Kikwete wakati wa Hafla ya Chakula cha Jioni.

Wakuu wa Nchi za SADC wakiwa katika ukumbi wa Serena walipofika kwa ajili ya hafla ya chakula cha jioni jana. Kutoka kushoto ni Mhe. Jacob Zuma, Rais wa Afrika Kusini, Mhe. Joseph Kabila, Rais wa DRC, Mhe. Armando Guebuza, Rais wa Msumbiji na Mhe. Hifikepunye Pohamba, Rais wa Namibia.

Maafisa kutoka Wizara ya Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa wakiwa Hotelini hapo kutekeleza majukumu ya kiitifaki ya kuhudumia wajumbe wa mkutano.