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Dar es Salaam. President John Magufuli on Wednesday, November 28, met
and has spoken with former South African President, Thabo Mbeki, at the
State House in Dar es Salaam.
Mr. Mbeki is also Chair of the High Level Committee of the African Union (AU)
deals with money laundering, theft and illegal trade in Africa.
At the meeting, Mr. Mbeki said that discussions with President Magufuli
gave him an understanding of his government's efforts
fight against money laundering in various sectors, including that of minerals
sector, which is marked by the corruption that affects most African countries
countries.
"It is clear that Tanzania's efforts are important and
should be imitated by other African countries as collectively
Africa can solve the money laundering problems facing the continent ",
said Mr. Mbeki.
For his part, President Magufuli congratulated Mr. Mbeki for leading the committee
and promised that Tanzania was ready to collaborate with the team to ensure
that African resources had not been smuggled out of Africa. Advised him
to have interviews with experts involved in the fight against money laundering
have their experience in this area.
Global Financial Intergrity (GFI) 2014 reveals that Africa
loses between $ 1.4 trillion and $ 2.5 trillion a year because of the money
laundry. In total, Africa has lost $ 95 trillion in 50 years, with
Tanzania would have lost between 19 dollars
billion and 40 billion dollars.
"We lose money by theft when investors arrive in the country to invest.
but we report losses and withdraw our money from Africa, "said
President Magufuli.
In another development, President Magufuli met and had talks with
Norwegian Minister for International Development Nicolai Astrup in the state
Where he thanked the contribution of the Scandinavian country to help Tanzania
in different sectors, including education, agriculture, gas and
energy.
President Magufuli promised Mr. Nicolai that his government would continue
strengthen relations between the two countries, including by supporting the
Equinor Norway Company involved in liquefied natural gas
(LNG).
For his part, the Norwegian minister said he had financed numerous projects
including rural electrification, boosting Tanzania's incomes
Revenue collection systems and promised that Norway would issue 127 billion shillings for development projects.
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs also attended the meeting.
Damas Ndumbaro, Deputy Minister of Culture and Cooperation,
Omary Mgumba, of agriculture, as well as Norway's ambassador, Lisabeth Jacobsen.
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