4) India and Tanzania signed five agreements
- Current Affairs India and Tanzania signed five agreements including water resources management and establishment of vocational training centre at Zanzibar during meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Tanzanian President, John Pombe Joseph Magufuli in Dar Es Salaam on 10thJuly.
- Indian investment in Tanzania stands at around 3 billion dollars. Both countries have agreed to expand the ties further. Both countries agreed to expand ties in the field of agriculture and food security through enhanced export and production of pulses.
- India and Tanzania also agreed to work together in developing and use of natural gas, building industrial capacity and enhance industry to industry ties.
- The Prime Minister informed that India has extended a 100 million dollar line of credit for water supply project in Dar-Es-Salam and another line of credit of 92 million dollars for Zanjibar. For similar water supply project in 17 other cities in Tanzania, India has agreed to extend line of credit of 500 million dollars.
- Later, Mr Modi saw an exhibition on solar energy and met `Solar Mamas`. `Solar Mamas` is a group of rural women solar engineers from Africa who have been trained under Government of India -supported programmes to fabricate, install, use, repair and maintain solar lanterns and household solar lighting systems in their villages. And before leaving for Kenya on his final leg of 4- nations tour, he will interact with the Indian community in Dar Es Salaam.
5) India, Kenya sign seven agreements
- India and Kenya on 11th July signed a number of agreements covering defence, tourism, agriculture and trade, avoidance of double taxation and exemption of Visa for official passport holders. A Memorandum of Understanding was also signed in the field of space Technology partnership.
- According to the Indian Prime Minister Modi said, the development priorities of India and Kenya are aligned with each other and Kenya can benefit from India`s expertise, experience and concessional line of credit.
- India would provide concessional credit of 60 million dollars for power transmission project to Kenya. It will also provide line of credit in the field of agriculture and textile and development of small and medium enterprises.
- PM assured that India is ready to join hands with Kenya for developing an efficient and affordable health care system so that it becomes an important regional hub for health services in East African region.
- Mr. Modi also announced that India has donated an indigenous cancer treatment machine BHABATROM. He presented a model of bhabhatrom to the Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta.