BBC News - Malawi 'refers lake border dispute with Tanzania to AU'

[Luggy]

Malawi and Tanzania have disagreed over their border since independence


Malawi's President Joyce Banda has asked the African Union to intervene in the country's border dispute with Tanzania, state media has reported.

The southern African nation broke off talks with Tanzania earlier this month over the border on Lake Malawi, which is potentially rich in oil and gas.
Malawi disputes Tanzania's claim to half the lake - Africa's third biggest.
It has accused Tanzania of raising tension by allegedly intimidating Malawian fishermen on the lake.
Last year, Malawi awarded oil exploration licences to UK-based Surestream Petroleum to search for oil in the lake, which Tanzania calls Lake Nyasa.
In July, Tanzania asked the company to postpone any planned drilling.

Journalists warned Mrs Banda asked the AU to help resolve the dispute in talks with its chairman, Benin's President Yayi Boni, the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation reports.
After Malawi withdrew from the talks with Tanzania, Mrs Banda said she would refer the dispute to the International Court of Justice for a ruling.
The neighbours have disagreed over their border since independence, but tension escalated last year amid reports that the lake had vast oil and gas reserves.
Meanwhile, Malawi's Information Minister, Moses Kunkuyu, said the government would not tolerate journalists who used their freedom without exercising "responsibility".
He was reacting to the arrest of of a journalist who reported that Tanzania's ambassador to Malawi, Patrick Tsere, had been expelled because of the border dispute.
The government dismissed the report as a fabrication.

 

[Uwezo Tunao]

A non-starter move ...!!!!

 

[Mdondoaji]

Mara Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje anatuambia wataanza mazungumzo Oktoba 27 mara Joyce Banda anasema ataipeleka Tanzania ICJ, Mara waziri wake wa mambo ya Nje anasema watapeleka malalamiko UN apatikane msuluhishi. Mara leo amekuja na kali anasema ataenda AU. Binafsi naona wamalawi wanaogopa kuujadili huu mkataba Anglo-German Treaty au famously known as Heligoland Treaty. It appears walijiona wao ndio washindi na Ziwa Nyasa lao but it turn out wameingia mchomo kwani huo mkataba unasema ijapokuwa wakoloni wamekubaliana but wananchi wanaoishi pembezoni mwa ziwa nyasa ndio wanasauti ya mwisho. Swali je ni lini Tanzania (Tanganyika) na Malawi walikaa chini na kukubaliana hicho kitu ati Ziwa Nyasa lote ni la wamalawi?

Nachokiona sasa Banda she is looking for support from the International Community na everywhere she goes anakuta JK na Membe ameshapita. Tunamtakia kila la kheri ila mwisho wa siku atarudi meza ya majadiliano. Na binafsi yangu nawapa pongezi JWTZ waendelee kujipanga maana huyu mama ni kigeu geu hachelewi kubadilika badilika. Ni vema jeshi likawa tayari kwa lolote. Vile vile mipaka yetu ni paramount akitokea mtu akachezea ni wa kupiga iwe fundisho kwa wengine. Hivyo waendelee na mazoezi ya kupasha moto kama wachina na wajapan wanavyofanya kule Diaou Island.

 

[Jay One]

Hawa ni kupiga tu.... Ndio watashika discipline.... otherwise they won't...!!!

 

[Che Guevara]

Lazima watanzania, na hasa viongozi kwa niaba ya wananchi, waonyeshe kwa maneno na vitendo kuwa wana dhamira ya dhati ya kulinda mipaka yetu, likiwemo eneo la maji la ziwa Nyasa hadi katikati ya ziwa.
Kwa hili waziri Membe ameonyesha uwezo. Rais Kikwete naye aache kuchekacheka na yule mama Banda.

Watanzania kamwe tusikubali matakwa binafsi au udhaifu binafsi wa kiongozi aliye madarakani kwa wakati huu usababishe kuporwa kwa mpaka wetu. Akishindwa apishe wengine wanaoweza kuilinda nchi na mipaka yake.
Mbona Mwalimu Nyerere aliweza kumkomesha mbabe Iddi Amin, hadi akasababisha 'regime change' huko Uganda?

 

[Fenento]

Mkuu Mdondoaji,Kwenye mchango wako umesema kuwa Mkataba wa Anglo-Gerama au Heligoland treaty umeeleza juu ya nafasi ya wananchi wanaoishi pembezoni mwa Ziwa Nyasa ndio wenye sauti ya mwisho mbali na makubaliano ya wakoloni. Je unaweza kutuwekea hapa jamvini huo mkataba au link ya sehemu ambayo tunaweza kuusoma vizuri kulingana na maelezo yako.

 

[LINCOLINMTZA]

Wameahirisha ICJ? Huyu mama anatangatanga tu kama siyo raisi. Angalia mama wakameruni watakusumbua sana ukosane na sisi dungu zako.

 

[Zvi]

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[MKALIKENYA]

Mmmh wanasumbua hadi nawaonea huruma wapuuzi hawa.

 

[Mdondoaji]

Mkuu Mdondoaji,Kwenye mchango wako umesema kuwa Mkataba wa Anglo-Gerama au Heligoland treaty umeeleza juu ya nafasi ya wananchi wanaoishi pembezoni mwa Ziwa Nyasa ndio wenye sauti ya mwisho mbali na makubaliano ya wakoloni. Je unaweza kutuwekea hapa jamvini huo mkataba au link ya sehemu ambayo tunaweza kuusoma vizuri kulingana na maelezo yako.

Mkuu Feneto,

Upo Jamvini huo mkataba hebu upitie katika thread ya Dispute border between Tanzania and Malawi.

 

[Kilimo]

Pamoja na hayo yote, ni kweli mafuta yapo tena mengi na gesi ipo nayo ni nyingi sana, upande wa ziwa wa tanzania ndiko kwenye hizo rasilimali na upande wa malawi hakuna kabisa!

 

[MALKIA WA DUNIA]

Ninavyojua, huyu mama ameamua kulishikia hili suala kidedea kwa sababu ndio turufu yake ya kurudi madarakani baada ya huu muda wa mpito kuisha. Anataka kuwaonyesha watu wa malawi kuwa yeye ni jike la ukweli linaloweza kupambana na midume iliyolegealega.

 

[Henge]

Pamoja na hayo yote, ni kweli mafuta yapo tena mengi na gesi ipo nayo ni nyingi sana, upande wa ziwa wa tanzania ndiko kwenye hizo rasilimali na upande wa malawi hakuna kabisa!

ndo maana malawi wanalitaka kwa nguvu zooote!
BARAKA ZA MUNGU KWA TANZANIA IMEKUWA LAANA!