The deal paves the way for a logistics company controlled by Dubai to manage all the ports in Tanzania
The agreement paves the way for DP World, a logistics company controlled by the emirate of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, to manage all the ports in Tanzania. ights campaigners have urged Tanzania to release three people, including a former legislator, saying they could face treason charges for criticising a deal with an Emirati company to manage the country’s ports.
Critics of the deal say it poses a threat to Tanzanian sovereignty and security, but the government has defended the accord, arguing that it will improve efficiency, cut costs and increase revenues. Slaa and his co-accused could face treason charges, a non-bailable offence that carries a death penalty, Amnesty said, citing the trio’s defence lawyers.
Tanzanian rights campaigners on Tuesday also condemned the arrests, asking the authorities to release the detainees.
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