Press Release

H.E. Truong Tan Sang, President of Vietnam

PRESS RELEASE

H.E Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President of the United Republic of Tanzania has sent a congratulatory message to His Excellency Truong Tan Sang, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

The message reads as follows:-

“Excellency Truong Tan Sang,

  President,

  Socialist Republic of Vietnam

  HANOI.

Your Excellency and Dear Brother,

On the auspicious occasion of the 69^th anniversary of the National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the Government and the People of the United Republic of Tanzania join me in extending to you and through you to the Government and People of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam our heartfelt and sincere congratulations.

Tanzania and Vietnam have since the establishment of diplomatic relations demonstrated close friendship and solidarity in different spheres and supported each other at different international for a. Tanzania is determined to keep and further strengthen this relationship in the years ahead.

Please accept, Your Excelency and Dear Brother, the assurances of my highest consideration along with my personal best wishes for your continued good health and happiness as well as the progress and the prosperity of the people of Vietnam”.

Issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Dar es Salaam

02^nd September 2014

Balozi Mdogo wa Tanzania- Dubai akutana na uongozi wa juu wa Hospital ya Iran ya Dubai

Mhe. Omar Mjenga akiwa katika picha ya pamoja na mwenyeji wake Dk. Asghar Fashad.

Mhe. Omar Mjenga akizungumza na Uongozi wa Juu wa Hospitali ya Iran, akiwemo Mkurugenzi Mkuu Dk. Asghar Fashad.

Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa Hospitali ya Iran Dkt. Asghar Fashad akizungumza.

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Mhe. Omar Mjenga, Balozi Mdogo wa Tanzania- Dubai, leo amekutana na kufanya mazungumzo na Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa Hospitali ya Iran ya Dubai, Dr. Asghar Fashad. Katika mazungumzo, Mhe. Mjenga alimuomba Dr asghar kuangalia uwezekano wa kuwa na makubaliano kati ya hospitali yake na Ubalozi Mdogo kwa ajili ya kutoa huduma za afya kwa Watanzania kwa gharama nafuu ukilinganisha na gharama zake za sasa. 

Baada ya mazungumzo na mashauriano ya muda wa saa moja, Uongozi wa Juu wa Hospitali, ulikubali ombi la Mhe. Mjenga la kupunguza gharama za matibabu kwa Watanzania kwa asilimia 40 (40%). Mwanzo, Uongozi ulipendekeza asilimia 20, ambayo Mhe. Mjenga aliwaeleza kuwa bado ilikuwa ni punguzo dogo na bado ingekuwa ni mzigo mkubwa kwa Watanzania. Hatmaye, ndio maafikiano hayo yakafikiwa ya asilimia 40.

Mpango wa huu utajumuisha Watanzania wote waishiyo UAE na wale wanaoishi nje ya UAE ikiwa ni pamoja na wale wanaoishi Tanzania. Hospital ya Irani ni moja ya hospitali zenye huduma za hali ya juu kwa hapa Dubai na UAE kwa ujumla.

Uongozi wa Hospitali umekubali kuanza kutoa Vitambulisho Maalum kwa ajili ya Watanzania wote kuanzia Jumapili tarehe 1 Septemba. Mkataba wa Makubaliano haya utatiwa saini Jumatatu tarehe 2 Septemba.

Aidha, Mhe. Mjenga, amemuomba Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa Hospitali hii, kuangalia uwezekano wa kujenga Hospitali kubwa yenye hadhi kama hii, nchini Tanzania. Kimsingi, Mkurugenzi Mkuu amekubali ombi hili, na ameahidi kumuomba Rais wa Hospitali kufanya ziara nchini Tanzania mwezi ujao ili kuona na uongozi husika na kuanza mazungumzo ya kuanzisha Hospitali kama hiyo. Ameeleza kuwa Tanzania na Iran na nchi marafiki wa siku nyingi, na hivyo Iran inafarijika sana kuwa karibu na Tanzania kimahusiano.

Wizara yapokea Computer ndogo 20 kutoka Ubalozi Mdogo wa Dubai

Mkuu wa kitengo cha Tecknolojia ya Habari na Mawasiliani (TEHAMA) Bw. Isaac Kalumuna akabidhi moja ya Computer ndogo kwa Mkuu wa Kitengo Cha Mawasiliano ya Serikali Bi. Mindi Kasiga, Computer hizo ni jitihada kutoka kwa Balozi Mdogo wa Tanzania- Dubai Bw. Omar Mjenga

Picha na Reginald Philip

Mhe. Omar Mjenga akutana na Rais na Mtendaji Mkuu wa Dubai Chamber of Commerce

Balozi Mdogo wa Tanzania- Dubai Mhe. Omar Mjenga akutana na kufanya mazungumzo na Mhe. Hamad Buamim, Rais na Mtendaji Mkuu wa Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
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Mhe. Omar Mjenga, amekutana na Mhe. Hamad Buamim, Rais na Mtendaji Mkuu wa Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry na kufanya naye mazungumzo.

Katika mazungumzo, wamejadiliana uwezekano wa kuwa na ziara ya kibiashara kwenda Tanzania, kwa makampuni na viwanda vilivyopo Dubai, ili kukutana na wafantabiashara na wamilikiwa viwanda Tanzania, ilikujionea na kuibua furs za uwekezaji. Wamekubaliana ziara hiyo ifanyike mwanzoni mwa mwaka kesho na hivyo basi kuanza maandalizi mapema
Mwezi Novemba, kutakuwa na ziara ya kibiashara ya makampuni kutoka Flame ya Ajman.

Aidha, wamezungumzia kuhusu mkutano wa Africa Global Business Forum utakaofanyika tarehe 1 - 2 Oktoba 2014 hapa Dubai.
Mtukufu Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum amemwalika Rais Kikwete kuhudhuria pamoja na marais wengine wa Mali, Ghana, Uganda, Mozambique, Ethiopia, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Sudan na Ivory Coast.

Mkutano huu hufanyika kila mwaka ambao huzungumzia njia muafaka wa ushirikiano kati ya Serikali ya Dubai na UAE kwa ujumla na nchi za Afrika.

Dkt. Jabiri Bakari, Mtendaji Mkuu wa Wakala wa E- Government na Ujumbe wake wa mtembelea Balozi wetu Mdogo Dubai

Mhe. Omar Mjenga, Balozi Mdogo wa Tanzania- Dubai akisalimiana na Dkt.Jabir Bakari, Mtendaji Mkuu wa Wakala wa e-Government pamoja na ujumbe wake wakitokea New Delhi ambako walikuwa na mkutano na Wakala wenzao wa Serikali ya India. Katika mazungumzo yao, wamezungumzia jinsi ya kupata ufadhili kwaajili ya kujenga uwezo wa Wakala wa Serikali kwa njia ya Mtandao(e- Government)

Mhe. Omar Mjenga, Balozi Mdogo wa Tanzania- Dubai akiongea na Dkt. Jabir Bakari, Mtendaji Mkuu wa Wakala wa e-Government pamoja na ujumbe wake.

Picha ya pamoja

Mhe. Omar Mjenga akutana na Mwenyekiti wa Shirika la Nyumba la Serikali ya Dubai

Mhe. Mjenga akiwa katika picha ya pamoja na Bw. Lootah mbele ya baadhi ya miradi inayojengwa na Nakheel.

Mhe. Mjenga akifanya mazungumzo kati Mwenyekiti Lootah, katika ofisi za Nakheel.

Mhe. Omar Mjenga akutana na Mwenyekiti wa Shirika la Nyumba la Serikali ya Dubai (NAKHEEL) Bwa. Rashid Lootah.

Balozi Mdogo wa Tanzania- Dubai, mhe. Omar Mjenga, leo amemtembelea na kufanya mazungumzo na Bw. Rashid Lootah, Mwenyekiti wa Nakheel, Shirika la Nyumba la Serikali ya Dubai.

Katika mazungumzo yao, wamezungumzia ziara ya Mwenyekiti huyo pamoja na ujumbe wake kuitembelea Tanzania, itakayofanyika kuanzi tarehe 16-20 Septemba, ambako anatarajia pamoja na kuonana na baadhi viongozi wa Serikali, watafanya mazungumzo na Shirika la Nyumba la Taifa(NHC) yatakayowezesha kusainiwa makubaliano ya ushirikiano kwenye sekta ya nyumba kati ya mashirika hayo mawili.

Aidha, watapata fursa ya kukitembelea kituo cha uwekezaji - TIC ili kupata taarifa muhimu za uwekezaji.

Aidha, Mhe. Mjenga amemuomba Mwenyekiti huyo kufadhili mkutano wa Uwekezaji kwenye Sekta ya Utalii utakaofanyika Novemba hapa Dubai. Mkutano huo unaandaliwa na Ubalozi Mdogo kwa kushirikiana na Bodi ya Utalii ya Tanzania-TTB pamoja na Wizara ya Maliasili na Utalii.

Naibu Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje wa Japan afanya ziara nchini

Katibu Mkuu wa Wizara ya Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa Bw. John Haule akisalimiana na Naibu Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje kutoka Japan Mhe. Hirotaka Ishihara mara baada ya kuwasili katika Uwanja wa Ndege wa Kimataifa wa Julius Nyerere Jijini Dar es Salaam kwa ziara ya kikazi ya siku tatu hapa nchini. Katika ziara hiyo Mhe. Ishihara amembatana na ujumbe wa Wafanyabiashara kutoka Japan.Anayeshuhudia katikati ni Kaimu Mkurugenzi wa Idara ya Asia na Australasia, Bw. Nathaniel Kaaya.

Katibu Mkuu wa Wizara ya Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa, Bw. hAULE  pamoja na Naibu  Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje wa Japan Mhe. Ishihara wakimsikiliza Balozi wa Japan nchini Mhe. Masaki Okada alipokuwa akiwaeleza jambo mara baada ya mapokezi ya Mhe. Ishihara.

Picha na Reginald Philip.

Ziara ya Mhe. Naibu Waziri nchini Singapore

Mhe. Dkt.  Mahadhi Juma Maalim, Naibu Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa akiwa kwenye mazungumzo na mwenyeji wa Mkutano wa Mawaziri wa Mambo ya Nje wa Nchi za Kusini mwa Jangwa la Sahara Mhe. Kasiviswanathan Shanmugam, Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje wa Singapore. 

Mhe. Dkt.  Mahadhi Juma Maalim (wa pili kushoto), Naibu Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa akiwa kwenye picha ya pamoja na Mhe. Kasiviswanathan Shanmugam, Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje wa Singapore (wa tatu kushoto), Balozi Mbelwa Kairuki (kulia) na Mhe. John Kijazi (kushoto), Balozi wa Tanzania nchini India na Singapore.  

Mhe. Dkt. Mahadhi Juma Maalim (Mb.), Naibu Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa (wa tatu kutoka kulia) akiwa kwenye picha ya pamoja na Mawaziri saba wa Mambo ya Nje wa Nchi za Kusini mwa Jangwa la Sahara wakiwa na mwenyeji wa Mkutano huo Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje wa Singapore Mhe. Kasiviswanathan Shanmugam (wa tano kutoka kushoto). 

Mawaziri wa Mambo ya Nje wakiwa kwenye ziara kwenye mojawapo ya vyuo maalum nchini Singapore Institute of Technical Education ambapo Tanzania inashirikiana nacho kwenye kutoa mafunzo kwa walimu wa VETA. 

 ....Ufunguzi wa Ubalozi wa Heshima wa Tanzania nchini Singapore

Mhe. Dkt.  Mahadhi Juma Maalim, Naibu Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa (kushoto) akikata utepe kufungua rasmi ofisi za Ubalozi wa Heshima za Tanzania nchini Singapore akishirikiana na Mhe. S.S. Teo, Balozi wa Heshima. Kulia ni Mhe. John Kijazi, Balozi wa Tanzania nchini India ambaye pia anaiwakilisha Tanzania nchini Singapore.

Mhe. Dkt.  Mahadhi Juma Maalim (wa pili kushoto), Naibu Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa akiwa kwenye picha ya pamoja na Mhe. John Kijazi (wa kwanza kushoto), Balozi wa Tanzania nchini India ambaye pia anaiwakilisha Tanzania nchini Singapore, Mhe.S.S. Teo, Balozi wa Heshima wa Tanzania nchini Singapore na Balozi Mbelwa Kairuki, Murugenzi wa Idara ya Asia na Australasia Wizara ya Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa

Waziri Nagu asaini Kitabu cha Maombolezo Ubalozi wa Ireland

Waziri wa Nchi, Ofisi ya Waziri Mkuu, Uwekezaji na Uwezeshaji, Mhe. Dkt. Mary Nagu (Mb) akisalimiana na Balozi wa Ireland, Mhe. Fionnuala Gilsenan mara baada ya kuwasili kwenye Ubalozi wa nchi hiyo Jijini Dar es Salaam kwa ajili ya kusaini Kitabu cha Maombolezo kufuatia kifo cha aliyewahi kuwa Waziri Mkuu wa Ireland, Hayati Albert Reynolds kilichotokea tarehe 21 Agosti, 2014.

 Mhe. Dkt.  Nagu (Mb) akisaini kitabu hicho cha maombolezo huku Balozi Gilsenan akishuhudia. 

Mhe. Dkt. Nagu na Balozi Gilsenan wakiwa katika mazungumzo.

Picha na Reginald Philip

President Shein meets new UNFPA Country Representative

President of the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar, H.E. Dr. Ali Mohammed Shein welcomes Dr. Nathalia Kanem, a new Country Representative of United Nations Population Fund  (UNFPA) at the State House in Zanzibar when she paid a courtesy call  on Wednesday 27th August, 2014.

H.E. President Shein shake hands with the Director of Multilateral Cooperation Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International and Cooperation, Ammbassador Celestine Mushy during their visit with Dr. Kanem to the State House in Zanzibar.

H.E. President Shein welcomes one of  UNFPA Senior Officials who accompanied Dr. Kanem.

H.E President Shein in a discussion with Dr. Kanem and her team during their meeting at the State House in Zanzibar.

H.E. President Shein gives a present to Dr. Kanem during her visit to the State House in Zanzibar.

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR MEDIATION TEAM

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AFFAIRS’ STANDBY TEAM OF MEDIATION AT THE UNITED NATIONS SECRETARIAT.

      

 We wish to inform the general public that the United Nations Secretariat, through the Department of Political Affairs (DPA) is seeking the nomination of candidates for the 2015 Standby Team of Mediation Experts to undertake mediation assignments effective from February 2015, for a one-year term. 

         The Team once duly constituted will be composed of eight experts whose work shall concentrate on the following thematic areas: (1) constitutional-making; (2) natural resources; (3) power-sharing arrangements; (4) gender and inclusion issues; (5) security arrangements; and (6) mediation and dialogue process design (three positions).   

         Please note that member of the Team are engaged on a full-time basis with the DPA, and deploy on short notice to the field in support of ongoing good offices and mediation work. In between deployments, the experts carry out research and analysis on mediation issues, as defined by DPA. 

          The deadline for submission of nomination (including the full name, title, contact details and resumes of the nominees) is 14 September 2014. Nomination of women with knowledge of French and Arabic languages is highly encouraged. Supplementary information about the Standby Team of Mediation may be retrieved from the following site: http://peacemaker.un.org/mediation-support/stand-by-team.  

UTEUZI WA BALOZI WA TANZANIA NCHINI RWANDA

Mhe. Mjenga akutana na uongozi wa banki ya UBL Dubai

Balozi Mdogo wa Tanzania-Dubai, Mhe. Omar Mjenga akiwa katika picha ya pamoja na watendaji wakuu wa benki ya UBL ya Dubai, Bw. Shaikh Muhammad Liaque, Makamu wa Rais wa UBL (kushoto) na Bw. Syed Abbas Bokhari walipomtembelea ofisini kwake leo.

Wakiwa katika mazungumzo, ambapo Mhe. Mjenga amewaomba kuangalia uwezekano wa kuajiri Watanzania kwenye Benki hiyo kuja kufanya kazi Dubai. Mwaka jana, UBL ilifungua ofisi ya Dar es Salaam kuwa ofisi ya Kanda ya Afrika. Aidha,wamegusia suala la kufungua matawi zaidi Arusha, Moshi, Mwanza, Mbeyana Matawi mengine zaidi Jijini Dar es salaam. Hii yote itafanikisha kuongeza nafasi za ajira kwa Watanzania. 

Mhe. Membe Amwakilisha Rais Kikwete Michezo ya Shule Afrika Mashariki

Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa Mhe. Bernard K. Membe (Mb.) akitoa hotuba kwa niaba ya Mhe. Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania wakati wa Uzinduzi wa mashindano ya michezo ya shule za Sekondari za Afrika Mashariki yajulikanayo kama (FEASSA) leo katika Uwanja wa Taifa Jijini Dar es Salaam

Katibu Mkuu wa Wizara ya Habari, Vijana, Utamaduni na Michezo Bibi. Sihaba Nkinga (kulia) akifuatilia kwa makini hotuba kutoka kwa Waziri Membe. 

Viongozi mbalimbali wakifuatilia kwa makini hotuba iliyokuwa inatolewa na Waziri Membe kwaniaba ya Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania.

Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa Bernard K. Membe akiwapungia mkono wanafunzi wa Shule za Sekondari kutoka Tanzania bara (hawapo pichani).

Wanafunzi wa Shule za Sekondari kutoka Tanzania ambao wanashiriki mashindano ya Shule za Sekondari za Afrika Mashariki wakiwa kwenye maandamano ya uzinduzi wa mashindano hayo leo katika Uwanja wa Taifa

Waziri Membe akipiga Mpira kuashiria kufunguliwa kwa mashindano hayo rasmi

Waziri Membe akisalimiana na wachezaji wa mpira wa miguu kutoka Shule ya Sekondari ya Makongo kabla ya kuanza mechi.

Waziri Membe akisalimiana pia na wachezaji wa shule ya Sekondari ya Mvara kutoka Uganda.

Kocha Mkuu wa Timu ya Taifa Stars ya Tanzania Martinus Ignatus 'Mart Nooij' (mwenye kofia) naye akiangalia kwa makini mechi kati ya timu ya Makongo Sekondari na Mvara (hawapo pichani) katika Uwanja wa Taifa Jijini Dar es Salaam

Mechi ikiendelea

Waziri Membe akishangilia baada ya Makongo Sekondari kufunga goli.

Wachezaji wa Makongo Sekondari wakishangilia goli lao

Picha na Reginald Philip

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Mhe. Membe Amwakilisha Rais Michezo ya Shule A. Mashariki

Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Kimataifa, Mhe. Bernard K. Membe (Mb.), alimwakilisha Mhe. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, kufungua Mashindano ya 13 ya Shirikisho la Vyama vya Michezo vya Shule za Sekondari za Afrika Madhariki (FEASSSA), jijini Dar es Salaam Jana.

Mashindano hayo yanahisisha timu za michezo mbali mbali za Shule 205 kutoka Kenya, Uganda, Sudani Kusini, Rwanda, Burundi, Zanzibar na Tanzania Bara, zenye washiriki 3,000.

Mashindano yatarindima kwenye Uwanja wa Taifa kwa siku 10.

Katika hotuba iliyosomwa na Mhe. Membe, Rais Kikwete alisema michezo hiyo ni moja ya mikakati ya utekelezaji wa itifaki ya utengamano wa Afrika Mashariki.

"Aidha, michezo hii ni kiashiria tosha cha azma madhubuti tuliyo nayo ya kuimarisha Umoja wetu," alisema.

Alizitaka Nchi za Afrika Mashariki kushirikiana kuendeleza michezo, akashauri Mashindano hayo yashirikishe pia Shule za msingi.

"Kwa niaba ya Marais wa Nchi za Afrika Mashariki, na kwa niaba ya Nchi yangu, napenda kuwahakikishia kuwa serikali za nchi zote zitaendelea kuwainga mkono na kuwezesha michezo hii kufanyika kila mwaka," alisema.

"Hafla hiyo ilihudhuriwa pia na Mhe. Hawa Ghasia, Waziri wa Nchi Ofisi ya Waziri Mkuu (Tawala za Mikoa na Serikali za Mitaa); Mhe. Dkt. Shukururu Kawambwa, Waziri wa Elimu na Mafunzo ya Ufundi; Dkt. Abdullah Juma Abdullah, Naibu Waziri wa Ushirikiano wa Afrika Mashariki na Mawaziri kutoka Sudani Kusini na Uganda.

Press Release

H.E Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland

PRESS RELEASE

H.E. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, has sent a condolence message to H.E. Michael D. Higgins, President of the Republic of Ireland, following the demise of the former Irish Prime Minister H.E. Albert Reynolds on 21^st August 2014.

 The message reads as follows:-

“H.E. Michael D. Higgins

  President of the Republic of Ireland

  Dublin

  IRELAND

Your Excellency,

I have received with great sorrow the sad news about the untimely passing away of the former Irish Prime Minister, the late H.E. Albert Reynolds.

I take this opportunity to extend my heartfelt condolences to you and through you to the family of the deceased, the Government and the people of Ireland during the whole mourning period.

The world will remember the late former Prime Minister Reynolds for his tireless efforts on peace keeping processes. It is my prayer that you remain strong during this difficult moment.

We pray to the Almighty God to rest his soul in eternal peace.

Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration”.

Issued by: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Dar es Salaam

22^nd August 2014

Press Release

H.E János Áder, President of Hungary 

PRESS RELEASE

H.E. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President of the United Republic of Tanzania has sent a congratulatory message to His Excellency János Áder, President of Hungary on the occasion of the National Day of Hungary. The message reads as follows:-

“H.E. János Áder,

President of Hungary

Budapest

HUNGARY

Excellency and Dear Colleague,

On behalf of the people and Government of the United Republic of Tanzania and on my own behalf, I take this opportunity to convey my sincere congratulations to you, the Government and people of Hungary on the occasion of the National Day of your country.

This historic day offers us another opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to work together both bilaterally and multilaterally on matters of mutual interest and further enhance the relations between our two countries.

Please accept, Your Excellency, my best wishes for your continued good health and prosperity of the people of Hungary”.

Issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Dar es Salaam

20^th August 2014

Africa Riled for Forgetting Nyerere

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Bernard K. Membe (MP) exchanging views with other Ministers including the Namibian Foreign Minister, Hon. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah (second right) during the  Southern African Development Community (SADC) conference held in Zimbabwe of recent. 

Africa Riled for Forgetting Nyerere

The new generation of African leaders has been criticized for overlooking the contribution of Mwalimu Julius Nyerere,and other founding fathers, to the liberation of the continent.

The new Chairman of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), President Robert Mugabe, told the 34th Summit of the organization, that the region and Africa owed their success to  Mwalimu.

Speaking after taking over the chairmanship from President Arthur Mutharika of Malawi, Mr. Mugabe, whose liberation movement was hosted in Tanzania, lamented that little had been done to honour Mwalimu.

"They have done something for(Kwame) Nkrumah  and (Nelson) Mandela at the AU, but there is nothing for Mwalimu. No symbol," lamented President Mugabe, adding that it was Mwalimu Nyerere who bore the burden of African liberation.

"We must do something (for Mwalimu). Zimbabwe will do something," he promised.

The SADC Chairman also riled at the West for looking the other way as the Israel army massacred innocent civilians in Gaza "in the guise of fighting terrorists.

"Is Israel so precious that it can't be stopped? It is criminal for the world to keep quiet over such crime against humanity," he said.

He also called on the European Union and USA to lift economic sanctions against Zimbabwe after popular elections in his country. He said the sanctions had adverse effect on Zimbabwe's economy.

The two-day ordinary summit ends in Victoria Falls today. It was attended by President Jakaya Kikwete and the Heads of State and Government of South Africa, Malawi, Mozambique, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Mauritius and Seychelles. Angola, Botswana and Zambia were  represented by Vice-Presidents while the kingdom of Swaziland was represented by Prime Minister.

The Tanzanian delegation included the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hon. Bernard Membe, the Minister for Industry and Trade, Hon. Abdallah Kigoda and the Zanzibar Minister of state in the President's Office, Hon. Harun Ali Suleiman.

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