Ufaransa imeipa msaada Tanzani sh.bilion 161.5 kukarabati uwanja wmalimu nyerere.soma zaid

France, through its International
Development Agency (AFD), has granted
65 million Euros (about 161.5bn/) as a
concessional loan for the modernisation
and extension of the Julius Nyerere
International Airport (JNIA) Terminal II
built in the 1980s.
AFD Country Representative Mr Emmanuel
Baudran told the 'Daily News' in Dar es
Salaam yesterday that they have already
sent the draft to the government, detailing
how disbursement of the loan will be
done and the interest rate involved.
"Our government has already approved
the funds since December 2015; but we
are currently negotiating with the
government of Tanzania before signing
the sovereign loan. We might sign it in
September or October," he hoped.
Mr Baudran said that at Tanzania's
request, AFD will finance the extension of
the internal hall, construction of two new
wings, parking space, rearrangement of
the terminal, boarding areas, commercial
areas and standard equipment.
He further said the modernisation of the
Terminal II was due to its impact on
tourism and envisaged business
developments in secondary cities. JNIA is
the principal airport serving Dar es
Salaam, the largest city in Tanzania.
The government embarked on an
improvement programme of its ageing
airports infrastructure in the mid-nineties
to open up more development
opportunities and spur economic growth
for all areas in Tanzania.
Currently, the airport has only one
terminal building for passengers, whose
three lounges, departure, arrival and VIP
serve 200 passengers at a time and
500,000 per annum. AFD is a recent
donor in Tanzania.
Source: AllAfrica