Tanzania bans South Africa and Malawi imports as trade row escalates

Tanzanian bananas are among the things hit in the dispute after Malawi stopped them from entering.
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From midnight, Tanzania banned the entry of all agricultural imports from Malawi and South Africa in response to what it sees as restrictions on some of its exports.
South Africa has for years prohibited the entry of bananas from Tanzania. Malawi last month blocked imports of flour, rice, ginger, bananas and maize from its northern neighbour.
"We are taking this step to protect our business interests... in business, we must all respect each other," Tanzania's Agriculture Minister Hussein Bashe said on Wednesday, confirming the ban.
Diplomatic efforts to resolve the trade issues have so far failed but Bashe said fresh talks were ongoing.
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