Tanzania’s Military Ready in Malawi Border Dispute

The government has said it will exhaust all diplomatic channels in a border dispute with Malawi over Lake Nyasa, but the country's armed forces will be prepared to step in if diplomacy fails.

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  • Tanzania:  'Armed Forces Ready for Action'

    Tanzania Daily News, 8 August 2012

    ALL diplomatic channels should be exhausted in a quest to resolve the simmering border conflict with neighbouring Malawi but if need be, the country's armed forces are ready for ... read more »

Photo: Daily News

Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Mr. Bernard Membe has called on Malawi to cease oil exploration in the disputed lake (file photo).



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  • bolokangs
    Aug 13 2012, 05:11

    here in Bots..we have dis words.."Ntwa kgolo keya molomo" literally meaning its better to jaw-jaw than war-war..motho o tshwarwa ka mafoko eseng ka diatla...u hold a person thru dialogue not by war/fight..thats what we did wen we were at logerheads over the sedudu Island with Namibia..we took the case to the international courts for abitration and from the archives records proofed that Botswana was the rightful owner of the said island.so lets stop tarnishing the name of MOTHER AfRIKA!

  • omarikweli
    Aug 14 2012, 09:43

    I can't believe the "...war" disease is comming to us. What ever the case the truth will always win. But way now??? I am sure someone is used here.Lets join the efforts and get ready to protect our Sleeping GIANT Nation.

  • tutumega0
    Aug 8 2012, 08:25

    Hillarious! I knew some politicians will jump on this to show that they care for Tanzania and the Tanzanians!

  • tutumega0
    Aug 8 2012, 08:27

    Bloody fools! War is not just 'an action' For the dirt, poor and godfrosaken Tanzania to speak about war is....just laugheable. Who you will beg to finance your war?

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