- Foreign relations of Tanzania
Tanzania 's first president,Julius Nyerere also was one of the founding members of theNon-Aligned Movement , and, during theCold War era, Tanzania played an important role in regional and international organizations, such as the Non-Aligned Movement, thefront-line states , the G-77, and theOrganisation of African Unity (OAU) (now theAfrican Union ). One of Africa's best-known elder statesmen, Nyerere was personally active in many of these organizations, and served chairman of the OAU (1984-85) and chairman of six front-line states concerned with eliminating apartheid in Southern Africa. Nyerere's death, onOctober 14 1999 , is still commemorated annually.Tanzania enjoys good relations with its neighbours in the region and in recent years has been an active participant in efforts to promote the peaceful resolution of disputes. Tanzania is helping to broker peace talks to end conflict in
Burundi and supports the Lusaka agreement concerning the conflict in theDemocratic Republic of the Congo . In March 1996, Tanzania,Uganda , andKenya revived discussion of economic and regional cooperation. These talks culminated with the signing of anEast African Cooperation Treaty in September 1999, which should in time lead to economic integration through the development of theEast African Community . Tanzania is the only country inEast Africa which also is a member of theSouthern African Development Community (SADC).Tanzania is embroiled in a dispute withMalawi over the boundary in Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi).International organization participation
AU, ACP, AfDB, C, EAC,
EADB , ECA,FAO ,G-6 , G-77,IAEA , IBRD,ICAO , ICCt, ICRM, IDA,IFAD , IFC,IFRCS , ILO, IMF, IMO,Inmarsat ,Intelsat ,Interpol ,IOC , IOM, ISO, ITU, ITUC,MONUC , NAM,OAU ,OPCW , SADC, UN,UNCTAD ,UNESCO ,UNHCR , UNIDO,UPU , WCO, WFTU, WHO,WIPO ,WMO ,WToO , WTOee also
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Tanzanian diplomatic missions References
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CIA World Factbook 2000.
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