Re: [wanabidii] Malawi’s Decision on Lake Dispute Surprises TZ

Charles Banda
What would you advise Tanzania to do. I now remember Mwalimu.

On 4/3/13, Charles Banda <chasbanda@gmail.com> wrote:
> Malawi's decision to pull out of mediation on Lake Malawi dispute with
> Tanzania has taken Dodoma by surprise.
>
> Tanzania is complaining that at least Lilongwe should have communicated to
> them of the decision to dump the talks and take the matter to the
> International Court of Justice.
>
> President Joyce Banda told reporters on Monday that the mediation was a
> waste of time especially after realizing that the Executive Secretary for
> the former SADC Heads of States mediating the was a Tanzania.
>
> "This we knew would compromise everything. This mediation has been a waste
> of time," said President Banda.
>
> Tanzania's Foreign Affairs Minister Bernard Membe told The Citizen
> Newspaper that they were surprised with Malawi's new stand.
>
> "It is true that they (Malawi) have opted to pull out of mediation…they are
> yet to be in touch with us. We got the news from Mr. Chisano (Joachim
> Chisano, Chairman of SADC Forum for Former Heads of State)," Membe told the
> newspaper.
>
> Tanzania insists that part of Lake Malawi in the northern region belongs to
> them and have since launched a new map showing part of the lake to be in
> Tanzania.
>
> Malawi relies on treaties that colonial masters of the two countries
> Britain and Germany (for Tanzania) signed in 1890 giving the entire lake to
> Malawi.—*Zodiak Online*
>
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