The Tanzanian government has claimed that the new map showing their ownership of part of Lake Malawi was inherited from its colonial master, Germany.
Tanzania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation Dr Augustine Mahinga made the claims after meeting President Peter Mutharika on Monday at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe.
Mahinga explained that the new map showing that the Eastern African country owns a disputed part of Lake Malawi was adopted from their colonial master.
“This is a sensitive and contentious matter that needs clarification the map has been there from our colonial masters,” said Mahinga.
Despite the lake wrangles Mahinga claimed that the two countries continue enjoying a relationship that is propelling development activities.
He further called for the need to strengthen airline transport between Malawi and Tanzania to boost the business sector for the two countries.
Malawi and Tanzania resumed having gentleman’s talk over the lake issue after Mutharika met with his Tanzanian counterpart President John Magufuli in Ethiopia over a week ago.
This followed the collapse of mediation talks on the lake border wrangle between Malawi and Tanzania as mediators are yet to invite the two governments for another round of talks.
Former president of Mozambique, Joacquim Chissano, and his South African counterpart, Thabo Mbeki, are the mediators.
The Lake Malawi wrangle started in the 1960s but the current dispute began after Malawi awarded licences to various firms to search for oil and gas on the lake.
Tanzania claims to own part of the lake while Malawi insists that it will never agree to Tanzania’s claims.
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God his know all about one will get back just all this put maja mamulungu waphamvu yose mudzina layesu Aman
GO ELSEWHERE (LAKE MALAWI FOR MALAWIANS ONLY)
Eesh dont gv us headache!!!
For the TANZANIAN SIDE,to use the lake is quite good according to our AFRICAN TRADITION & CUSTOMS!! Because people of either sides are of one related-blood BUT separated by artificial boundaries imposed on us by the colonial-masters! THEREFORE, IT’S GROUND-LESS FOR SOMEONE TO CLAIM AS SUCH! I have personally seen people from neibhouring countries entering for medical-help,shelter & food! because of such should MALAWI CLAIM THEIR COUNTRY TO B PART OF MALAWI?? Absolutely NO!NO!NO!
Even though w r commenting on LAKE MALAWI OWNERSHIP ISSUE, Iam hopeful that DISCUSSIONS between two countries are still going-on 4 the good of two countries!! BUT my question is: Are these two sovereign-states still being ruled by their former colonial-masters? Indeed the AFRICAN UNION CHARTER, recognises the existing boundaries of all african countries inherited when they were independent (sovereign-states)! and is what w do adhere to today!! And the UNITED-NATIONS, says in their NEW LAWS, Flesh waters (lakes)etc boundaries should b determined by middle of the flesh waters!! Here now w r AFRICANS,which way to TAKE?? OUR OWN MADE A.U.CHARTER OR NEW U.N.LAWS?? Indeed it’s where AFRICAN-STATES SHOULD OPEN THEIR EYES & HAVE SETTLED MIND IN-ORDER TO AVOID UN-SCRUPULOUS FIGHTING AMONG BLACKS THEMSELVES being ochestrated by foreign-forces, such as we see now from SYRIA,IRAQ,TURKEY,SOMALIA,SUDAN,NIGERIA & OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES Seriously when u mention U.N.,know that u r mentioning our former colonial-masters!
Let’s go for war with tanzanians we ain’t cowards they think!
David defeated big army of Goliath. We Malawians will do the same David done to Goliath.
Lets Not Blame TZ or APM my fellow malawians the germans are playing a hadtrick they want to use TZ an US to provoke britain #worldwar3
We wil die for our lake…
Wake up wake up our government who know well about u or beloved lake nyasa is the one can carry this issues of lines of our borders. this people they know nothing but kamuzu banda and fella members are one they know the truth of our line borders