Boosting Trade

Tanzanian President John Magufuli and his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni on August 9 agreed to work together in strengthening trade and protecting local industries in the two neighboring countries. The two leaders pledged to control illegal imports of key commodities into the East African Community member states of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. Museveni applauded Tanzania for launching train cargo service to Uganda through Lake Victoria ports of Mwanza and Port Bell in Uganda. The train connects the ports of Dar es Salaam to Uganda through Tabora and Isaka in west Tanzania, then Mwanza port by ships.