DAR ES SALAAM, March 3 -- IN an era marked by increasingly complex security challenges, the message delivered in Arusha at the 4th Session of the Tanzania-Zambia Joint Permanent Commission (JPC) on Defence and Security could not have been more timely.

Tanzanias Minister for Defence and National Service, Rhimo Nyansaho, rightly underscored that evolving threats from terrorism and cross-border organised crime demand not only sustained vigilance but also innovative strategies and deeper bilateral collaboration.

The reality facing both Tanzania and Zambia is sobering. Terrorism, human and drug trafficking, smuggling, illegal migration and illegal mining are no longer isolated incidents confined within national boundaries. They are transnati...