Dates: The story behind Saudi’s annual donations to Tanzania

Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Mr Cosato Chumi (right in a blue suit), and Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Tanzania, Mr Yahya Al Okeish, display a date package as a sample from the 75 tonnes donated to the Tanzanian government. PHOTO | COURTESY.

By  Jacob Mosenda

Senior Journalist with The Citizen

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What you need to know:

  • Saudi Arabia has donated 75 tonnes of dates which are slated to be distributed across Tanzania, with 50 tonnes allocated to the mainland and 25 tonnes designated for Zanzibar

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