The lake dispute between Malawi and Tanzania

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What international organizations say about the conflict

Despite the relevance of the conflict -the lake is the third largest lake of the African continent- it seems like the international community has very little to say about it. Both countries -Malawi and Tanzania- have been encouraged to keep their mediation going on. The two of them seeked support from the Southern African Development Community (SADC), after the failure of previous bilateral efforts to find a solution. A team of mediators formed by former heads of state and government interacted with both parties with the aim of deepening their knowledge and understanding the dispute. This mediation failed, so when SADC renewed its Tribunal, the discussion continued following the new protocol. Opinions are divided: many think it is unfair that Tanzania has no jurisdiction on the lake, while others, like the outgoing chairperson in 2014, state that it is non-negotiable that the lake belongs to Malawi. In the latest exchanges,...

Implications

THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE BORDER DISPUTE “Scholars has not only emphasized the importance of territory for military and economic power (Billon, 2001; Carter, 2010), but also the psychological and emotional importance of territory to the populations of states” (Hassner, 2003; Kaufman, 2009). Border territory disputes, even without violence or armed conflicts, have numerous consequences for the environment, the economy and the citizenship. The negative peace of an enduring dispute is quite distinct from the positive peace between two states that have no dispute. This article aims to analyse and conceptualize the local and global implications of the Malawi -Tanzania border dispute. Nowadays, Malawi and Tanzania share Lake Nyasa and its natural resources but, those assets are dwindling at an alarming rate since the beginning of a new phase of the conflict. A study by Nindi (2007) on management and the level of quality of life of peoples residing in the locality confirmed t...

Lake dispute between Malawi and Tanzania

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