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Algeria sponsors 42 Tanzanians for degree studies 2008-10-17 10:08:06 By Michael Haonga
Algeria has sponsored 42 Tanzanian students to study for various degree courses lasting between five and eight years. Some 22 students out of the 42 ex-Form VI, who have qualified for the sponsorship, left yesterday, this week for Algeria. They will spend the first year studying French, the language they will use in their studies. In her speech, Deputy Minister for Education and Vocational Training, Gaudensia Kabaka expressed her gratitude for the Algerian support, saying it was a testimony of the solidarity between the two countries. ``The support will cement further bilateral ties between the two African countries under the adage: ``... a friend in need is a friend indeed.`` She said Tanzania's demand for higher education in science and other degree courses was high, adding that the assistance would help Tanzania in its war against ignorance, poverty and diseases. She urged the students who won the scholarships to make sure that they become good ambassadors of the country through the Association of Tanzanian Students in Algeria (ATSA). In his remarks the Algerian Ambassador to Tanzania, Abdelmoun'aam Ahriz, underscored the need of solidarity among African countries in various poverty and ignorance alleviation initiatives. He said his country offered scholarships for higher education to students in different African countries annually. At least 400 Tanzanian students are in Algeria taking various courses.
SOURCE: Guardian