DAR ES SALAAM: US Ambassador to Tanzania, Mr Michael Battle, and the Commander of the United States Africa Command, General Michael Langley, have presided over the inauguration of a partnership cornerstone at the Tanzania Defence Intelligence College in Dar es Salaam.
According to the US Embassy in Tanzania the cornerstone was laid at the site of a 3.8bn/-.
The US and Tanzanian construction project provide a housing block for instructors and students at the intelligence college.
The ceremony was attended by the commandants of the Tanzanian National Defence and Intelligence Colleges, Major General Wilbert Ibuge and Brigadier General Furahisha Ntahena.
The statement issued by the embassy said as Tanzania remains a strategic partner to the US and its regional allies, the Tanzania People’s Defence Force continues to shine as a regional security exporter.
With Tanzania supporting Peace-keeping missions in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Central African Republic, its growing participation requires a professional and capable defence intelligence cadre.
The Tanzanian Defence Intelligence College is the Tanzania People’s Defence Forces’ premier strategic intelligence school and has been the focus of US security assistance since its inception in 2014.
In addition to construction of the main administrative and lecture building, the US Army’s Southern European Task Force – Africa has aided with instructor and institutional development projects amounting to over 3.1bn/- over the next years, bringing total US investment in the college to nearly 16.3bn/-.
The event marks a continuation in the long bilateral military relationship between the two countries, adding up to over 7.5bn/- annually in training, equipment and other support.
The construction for the housing block is expected to begin in 2024.
