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KAMPALA, Uganda
Tanzania will resume buying
sugar from Uganda, signalling a relaxation of one of the trade disputes that
has lasted close to three years.
President Samia Hassan, during
day one of her two-day state visit to Uganda, agreed with her host President
Yoweri Museveni that Kampala would also supply her country with anti-retroviral
(ARVs) drugs.
According to a joint
communiqué released after the Presidents’ meeting on Tuesday evening, Uganda
will supply 10,000 tonnes of sugar to fill a production gap in Tanzania.
Tanzania banned sugar from
Uganda in 2019, saying the imports originated from third-party countries.
Uganda has, over the years,
blamed Tanzania for instituting several non-tariff barriers that have thwarted
seamless trade between the two countries. These include restrictions on sugar,
milk and movement on Ugandan trucks.
The two heads of State have
also directed their relevant ministers to meet often to resolve the trade
disputes to allow the smooth flow of trade between the two countries. The
leaders said the implementation of resolutions should be done within a month.
Transporters will also benefit
from President Hassan’s visit as the two leaders agreed to cut charges trucks
pay from $500 to $10 per 100km from the Mutukula border to Dar es Salaam
effective July 1 this year. This will cost truckers about $150, similar to what
trucks from other countries pay. – Daily Monitor
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