PM Modi arrives in Tanzania on the third leg of Africa tour

July 10, 2016 09:31

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Tanzania early on Sunday morning as part of his four-nation Africa tour aimed at enhancing ties with the continent, particularly in the economic sphere.

"From Durban to Dar-es-Salaam! Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives late night in Tanzania on the third leg of his African sojourn," ministry of external affairs spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted on Modis arrival in Dar es Salaam.

Modi was received at the airport by Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa and foreign affairs minister Bernard Membe, Swarup said.

In Tanzania, Modi will hold talks with President John Pombe Joseph Magufuli. He will also meet 'Solar Mamas', 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.

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