Dar es Salaam, Feb. 21 -- DAR ES SALAAM: TANZANIA and Egypt have agreed to cooperate in rehabilitating a section of the Cairo-Cape Town Highway crossing Tanzania, aiming to unlock the continents potential.

Tanzanias Works Minister, Mr Innocent Bashungwa, revealed this in Dar es Salaam on Tuesday after meeting with Egypts Minister of Transport, Lt General Kamel Al Wazir.

During their discussions, Minister Bashungwa proposed fast-tracking the project. The route connects Northern to Southern Africa through East Africa and spans a distance of 10,228km, of which 1,600km, according to the Tanzania National Roads Agency (TANROADS), is in Tanzania.

The Tanzanian regions connected by Africas longest route include Songwe, Mbeya, Iringa, Dodoma, ...