PRESIDENT SAMIA'S REWARDING TOUR IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM

President Samia Suluhu Hassan addresses Dar es Salaam residents after arriving back in the country yesterday from a week-long working tour in France and Belgium.

President Samia Suluhu Hassan yesterday arrived back in the country after a working tour abroad, highlighting achievements recorded including securing a grant of 425 million Euros (about TShs. 1.15 trillion) from the European Comission to fund various development projects.

Speaking to some residents who gathered at Terminal I of the Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA) to receive her following a week-long tour in France and Belgium, President Samia said Tanzania will benefit from a number of projects as part of her European working tour.

She mentioned some of the achievements to be expected to include massive rehabilitation of Terminal II of JNIA as well as implementation of phase five of the Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) project in the Commercial City of Dar es Salaam.

"During the visit, we also engaged our partners who advised us on switching to electric buses from the conventional buses either in Dar es Salaam or Dodoma for the BRT lanes," President Samia stated.

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