BIG DAY FOR PEACE

By Kizito Makoye
President Benjamin Mkapa tomorrow will officially open a two day historic conference of the Great lakes region, bringing together 11 heads of State seeking to establish a regional framework for adopting a stability, security and development pact to be dubbed ‘Dar es salaam Declaration’
The meeting to be attended by representatives from Angola, Burundi, Central Africa Republic, DRC, Kenya Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia.UN secretary General Koffi Annan is scheduled to attend the meeting. The summit will jointly adopt a declaration of Principles on the Consolidation of security, stability and Development in the great lakes region; such issues as Peace, democracy and good governance, economic development and humanity will be top in the agenda.

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Devota Karamaga, the Principal Tourist Information Officer of Tanzania Tourist Board, addressing journalists during the farewell reception held at the New Africa Hotel in Dar es Salaam early this week. On her right is the Managing Director of Leisure & Safari Tours Ltd, Helmut Suitner (C ) and Nicolas Kuemmerle, the Country & Station Manager of Swiss International Air Lines. (Photo by Express Correspondent)

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