{"id":13632,"date":"2019-08-31T06:55:46","date_gmt":"2019-08-31T06:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/?p=13632"},"modified":"2019-09-02T07:45:15","modified_gmt":"2019-09-02T07:45:15","slug":"tanzanian-product-exhibition-tanzanians-say-they-meet-any-challenges-on-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/tanzanian-product-exhibition-tanzanians-say-they-meet-any-challenges-on-border\/","title":{"rendered":"Tanzanian Product Exhibition: Tanzanians say they meet many challenges on border"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The economic capital of Burundi is hosting a three-day trade fair called \u2018Tanzanian Products Exhibition\u2019 organized by the Tanzanian Embassy in Burundi.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13626\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13626\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-13626\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/FOIRE.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/FOIRE.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/FOIRE-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/FOIRE-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/FOIRE-600x345.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13626\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shop of \u2018Woiso Original Products\u2019 from Tanzania<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It is attended by Burundian and Tanzanian economic operators. On the first day, only half of the planned stands were occupied. Many Tanzanian traders had not yet arrived.<br \/>\nJustin Msigwa, an economic agent exhibiting the products of the Tanzanian company \u2018Woiso Original Products\u2019 namely shoes, bags and sandals says he met serious challenges on his way from Tanzania to Burundi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI arrived in Bujumbura late in the night. I spent over two hours at Burundi-Tanzanian border without any valid reason. We were obliged to bribe the police officers so that they let us continue our way,\u201d says Msigwa.<\/p>\n<p>He indicates it is the second time he participates in a trade fair held in Burundi. \u201cI am pleased that Burundians showed their interest in our products. Our main purpose to come to Bujumbura is to advertise our products in order to attract Burundian customers as we plan to open a shop in Bujumbura,\u201d adds Musigwa<\/p>\n<p>He, however, says the challenges he met on the street caused him to give up his plan to open up a shop in Bujumbura. \u201cI wonder what will happen if I send my products to be sold in Bujumbura. I have the impression that they can be lost at the border,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>As members of the East African Community, we were expected to enjoy the free movement of people and goods as provided for in the EAC treaty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The economic capital of Burundi is hosting a three-day trade fair called \u2018Tanzanian Products Exhibition\u2019 organized by the Tanzanian Embassy in Burundi. It is attended by Burundian and Tanzanian economic operators. On the first day, only half of the planned stands were occupied. Many Tanzanian traders had not yet arrived. 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