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The project was implemented by an Egyptian consortium comprising Arab Contractors and Elsewedy Electric, with investments of around $2.9 billion.
“This great Tanzanian dream has now become a reality," said PM Madbouly.
The landmark project was implemented by an Egyptian consortium comprising Arab Contractors and Elsewedy Electric.
Sisi landed at Julius Nyerere International Airport in the Tanzanian commercial capital and was received by Tanzanian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Thabit Kombo, Egypt's Ambassador to Tanzania Sherif Ismail, and members of the Egyptian Embassy.
Egyptian Minister of Transport, Lieutenant General Kamel El-Wazir, received Ambassador Richard Mutayoba Makanzo, Ambassador of the United Republic of Tanzania to Cairo.
Africa Cup of Nations hosts Morocco have been warned not to get too confident about their chances in Sunday’s last-16 clash against underdogs Tanzania, with coach Walid Regragui saying lack of humility has cost them in the past.
President Samia Hassan said she looks forward to welcoming President El-Sisi to Tanzania at the earliest opportunity to inaugurate the Julius Nyerere Hydroelectric Dam. In this context, she conveyed her sincere gratitude for President El-Sisi’s efforts, which contributed to the completion of this major national project.
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty met with Tanzanian Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation Mahmoud Thabit Kombo to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral relations and advance cooperation in various fields.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Saturday sent a cable to Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan to greet her on her country's Union Day.
The conversation also touched on Egypt's ongoing efforts to complete the construction of the Julius Nyerere Dam, a key infrastructure project on an internal river in Tanzania.
The minister stressed the necessity of building upon existing projects such as the Julius Nyerere Hydropower Project (JNHPP).
The Egyptian Ministry of Transportation will establish a logistics corridor starting from the Dar es Salaam Port in Tanzania, passing through a logistics area and dry port in Tanzania, and extending to a dry port and logistics area in Rwanda. This initiative aims to facilitate Egyptian exports' access to African countries and strengthen Egyptian-African relations.
Minister of Transport Kamel al-Wazir made the announcement on Wednesday.
The General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) hosted Sunday the “African Investment Forum (AIF) – Egyptian Industries on Tanzanian Land,” which was attended by the representatives of more than 100 Egyptian industrial institutions.
President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi met Sunday with Minister of Housing Assem al-Gazar who was part of the delegation that attended the inauguration of Julius Nyerere Dam.
January Makamba, Tanzanian Minister for Energy, said Thursday that the Julius Nyerere Dam project is one of the largest projects that has been accomplished in Tanzania and that it meets the aspirations and hopes of Tanzanian people.
The ceremony will take place on December 22.
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry expressed, its sincere condolences to Tanzania over the victims of a plane crash in Lake Victoria during its attempt to land at Bukoba Airport in northwest Tanzania, which resulted in dozens of victims and injured.
He added that coordination will be taking place between Egypt and Tanzania during the coming period, stressing the joint cooperation between the two countries in a number of different fields.
President Sisi Tanzanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Liberata Mulamula at Al Itihadiyah Presidential Palace.
