Tanzania to ban agricultural imports from Malawi, South Africa over trade restrictions

Tanzania's minister for agriculture, Mr Hussein Bashe

Dar es Salaam. Tanzania plans to block the importation of agricultural produce from Malawi and South Africa starting Wednesday, April 23, 2025, should the two countries fail to lift what are described as discriminatory trade restrictions against Tanzanian exports.

Minister for Agriculture, Mr Hussein Bashe, made the announcement on Thursday, April 17, via his social media platforms, stating that repeated diplomatic efforts to resolve the impasse had yielded no positive outcome.