This Friday, 20 February 2026 in Kigoma, United Republic of Tanzania, the Lake Tanganyika Authority (LTA) and the Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) for a renewable period of five years, the purpose of which is to enhance transboundary water governance and protect the ecosystems of Lakes Tanganyika and Victoria. … Continue reading LTA and LVBC signed a five-year Memorandum of Cooperation (MoU) to strengthen sustainable management of shared water resources
The Secretariat of the Lake Tanganyika Authority (SALT), in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), organized the regional workshop to launch the review and update of the Lake Tanganyika Authority’s Strategic Action Programme (SAP). The workshop was held from 26 to 29 January … Continue reading Regional Workshop on the Launch of the Review and Update of the LTA Strategic Action Programme (SAP)
The Republic of Zambia hosted the Twelfth Ordinary Meeting of the Management Committee and the Eleventh Ordinary Meeting of the Conference of Ministers of Lake Tanganyika Authority (LTA) which were held from 13 to 17 November 2023 at Mulungushi International Conference Center in Lusaka. These meetings of two LTA statutory bodies were attended by representatives … Continue reading LAKE TANGANYIKA AUTHORITY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE (MC) AND CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS (CoM) MEETINGS HELD IN NOVEMBER 2023 IN LUSAKA, ZAMBIA – 2023 YEAR
The city of Bujumbura hosted on December 08, 2022, the tenth conference of ministers of the Lake Tanganyika Authority. Delegations from the contracting countries of the convention on the sustainable management of the waters of Lake Tanganyika took part, in the presence of the Vice-President of the Republic of Burundi, Mr. Prosper BAZOMBANZA.
The Lake Kivu and Rusizi River basin is an integral part of the Lake Tanganyika basin. Thus, Burundi, DRC, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia share a common geographic and hydrological unit of global importance in terms of fresh surface water volumes, biodiversity and drinking water resources, fisheries, energy, and transport routes. Two Basin Authorities are active … Continue reading ALT and ABAKIR signed a Letter of Understanding which defines areas of cooperation and responsibilities of the parties.