President John Magufuli bids farewell to his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam yesterday. The Egyptian leader was in the country for a two-day state visit. PHOTO | STATE HOUSE
What you need to know:
Tanzania has always taken a strong position on the Nile water politics, particularly in protesting the terms of the Colonial era accord signed in 1929 that gave Egypt a lion’s share of the resources.