Mauritius donates 100,000 COVID-19 vaccines to Tanzania

The Mauritian Government has donated some 100,000 COVID-19 vaccines to Tanzania.

The donation comes in the wake of a General Framework Agreement (GFA) signed this week between the two countries in a bid to enhance collaboration between the two countries in traditional sectors and paving the way for new avenues of cooperation.

The signatories were the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Haymandoyal Dillum, and the High Commissioner of the United Republic of Tanzania to Mauritius, with residence in Harare in Zimbabwe, Prof. Emmanuel Mwaluko Luhembe Mbennah.

Foreign Affairs Minister Alan Ganoo said the agreement shows the two countries’ commitment to “work together in order to prosper despite the trying times of the COVID-19 pandemic, and demonstrates the determination to remain focused on common objectives.”

With its rich natural resources, including mines for the extraction of liquefied natural gas and vast agricultural land, Tanzania represents a land of real investment opportunities.

High Commissioner Mbennah reiterated his country’s commitment to establish stronger collaboration in several sectors such as tourism, services, commerce and finance.

He also pushed for enhanced dialogue “on ways in which Tanzania can learn from Mauritius; look at the best possible means to increase the production of sugar; and make good use of the vast market available for sugar in Tanzania and in neighbouring countries.”