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President Chakwera arrives in Dar es Salaam

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By Tikondane Vega

Lilongwe, January 27, Mana: President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera and the First Lady, Madam Monica Chakwera, have arrived in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to attend the M300 for Africa summit.

Upon arrival, the first couple was warmly welcomed by various dignitaries, including Zanzibar's Minister of Finance and Planning, Saada Mkuya, Malawi's High Commissioner to Tanzania, Andrew Kumwenda, and Malawi's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nancy Tembo.

The summit aims to reach 300 million people with energy in Africa by 2030, an initiative sponsored by the World Bank, African Development Bank, and other financial institutions.

The welcoming ceremony also drew government officials from both Malawi and Tanzania, as well as ordinary Tanzanians.

The M300 for Africa summit is a significant event, bringing together leaders from across the continent to discuss strategies for increasing access to energy.

Malawi is among the 11 countries in the pilot phase and is expected to benefit greatly from this initiative.

According to the information, which the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has released, the Energy Summit will be held in Dar es Salaam, the United Republic of Tanzania, on 27th and 28th January 2025.

The Summit will be convened by the World Bank Group and the African Development Bank.

The statement further said the meeting will bring together 13 African Heads of State and other partners to advance Mission 300’s initiative to scale energy access and accelerate the continent’s clean energy transition under the Dar es Salaam Energy Declaration that will be adopted by Heads of State attending the Summit.

During the high-level event, the President will preside over the signing of a US$300 million compact that the World Bank Board has recently approved for Malawi’s efforts to achieve universal energy and electricity access by 2030.

“So far, since taking office, President Chakwera has increased electricity access among Malawians from 9 to 25 percent, and the World Bank compact to be signed in Dar es Salaam is part of his plan to increase that further to 70 percent over the next few years and generate enough electricity to power the Agriculture, Tourism and Mining (ATM) Strategy for creating wealth,” reads the statement in part.

The president is scheduled to return on Wednesday, 29th January 2025.

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