Tanzania, South Africa and Malawi’s trade order increased

Tanzania, South Africa and Malawi, banned the most agricultural imports in the latest episode of the trading line.

“We take this step to protect our interests. This is the case – in business, we must thoroughly respect each other,” Tanzania’s Minister of Agriculture Hussein Bahrain, Wednesday, confirming the action.

South Africa has banned the entrance of banana from Tanzania for years. Sharing Border with Tanzania, Malawi, last month, from the northern neighbor, flour from the northern neighbor, temporarily blocked the import of rice, ginger, banana and corn.

Diplomatic efforts have been failed to solve trade issues so far, but the new talks continue in Man.

The Cabbar, a four-year-old continent in Africa comes in a period in which it should be more free trade through the creation of a large trade area.

South Africa, including various fruits, including apples and grapes, will be struck in Tanzania. Meanwhile, Malawi, who relying on the ports of Tanzania to exports to Tanzania ports as tobacco, sugar and soybeans, will be forced to carry their goods again.

Malawi, announced in March, was prepared as a temporary measure to protect the goods of all countries in Lilongwe, according to the import of some products announced in March.

“This is a strategic action to create an environment in which local enterprises can develop without immediate pressure from the foreign competition,” Malawi’s Trade Minister Vitumbiko Mumba said.

Tanzania’s Minister of Agriculture Minister of Agriculture said that the country’s traders “directly affect” and restrictions as “unfair and harmful.”

When confirming the import ban, Bashe ensured that he did not threaten food security to Tanzanians.

“No Tanzanian will die of the lack of apple of South Africa,” he said, “We are doing these actions to protect the interests of Tanzania.”

Neither South Africa nor Malawi commented on the action of Tanzania.

Kasumulu border post with Tanzania and Malawi on Thursday, remained calm with a handful of trucks carrying trucks like fuel on Tanzania.

On a normal day, more than 15 trucks loaded with agricultural products pass through the border between the two countries and crossed the border between the two countries.

On the Matavan side, many trucks were parked and vacated from Tanzania, which should be transported to bananas and tomatoes.

“(Drivers) are now trying to find alternative products for transport. It was very difficult for them because they were very difficult for them because they were used to carry agricultural goods, and now they cannot carry bananas and tomatoes, even corn and potatoes.

Trade flow between Tanzania, Malawi and South Africa – all members of the regional political, security and economic body, regional political, security and economic body (SADC) are already being affected.

Bashe on Saturday sent a social media video indicating a pile of rotten bananas It was closed on the border with Malawi, he said it was difficult to endure the trend for Tanzania.

Tanzania trucks were recently damaged by trucks entering Malawi.

According to Tanzanian figures, in recent years, it became an increasingly important market for Tanzanian goods.

However, Tanzania can look for alternative markets like Kenya, Namibia and South Sudan, Malawi can be difficult to remove their goods from the country.

Most of the export of the export of the exports through the port of Dar es Salaham, as well as the necessary imports such as fuel and machinery.

Dar es Salaam lost access to Malawi be more expensive to be transported by Beira and Nacala by Mozambican ports.

The ban claimed that the ban was not intended to provoke the trade war, but not to protect the interests of Tanzania.

“Tanzania does not allow the unequal market to allow the expense of its people,” he said.

Extra report by Wycliffe Muia, Alfred Cut and Wedaeli Chibelushi