SWITZERLAND has unveiled a four-year new programme for cooperation with Tanzania that seeks, among other things, forti- fying state institutions, protecting and promoting civic space, improving the health and livelihoods of youth.
The programme (2021- 2024) was launched in Dar es Salaam over the weekend at a brief ceremony to celebrate 40 years of Tanzania-Switzerland development cooperation.
“This programme comes at the moment when the world is battling Covid-19 pandemic, I trust its implementation will make a positive contribution in the recovery of key sectors affected by Covid-19 in our economies,” Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation Amb Liberata Mulamula stated during the launching.
Amb Mulamula argued that it was difficult to talk about Tanzania and Switzerland relations without mentioning Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC).
She said the two…