DAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 8 -- TANZANIA has reaffirmed its commitment to working closely with other African nations to ensure the continent speaks with one unified voice on climate change and environmental issues.

The pledge was made yesterday by the Minister of State, Vice-Presidents Office (Environment), Engineer Hamad Masauni in a speech read on his behalf by the docket, Deputy Permanent Secretary Professor Peter Msoffe, during the official opening of the 2nd African Group of Negotiators (AGN) Strategic Meeting on Climate Change.

The three-day meeting, held in Dar es Salaam, aims to consolidate Africas negotiating positions and strategise ahead of the 2025 UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 30), scheduled for November in Belém, ...