ANTANANARIVO, Aug. 16 -- Tanzania has been commended for its good performance in handling security challenges in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states, after being the Chair of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security for a one-year period.

The commendations were given on Thursday during the meeting of the Committee of Ministers of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security taking place in Madagascar under the chairmanship of Tanzanias Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Ambassador Mahmoud Thabit Kombo.

Giving his opening remarks Mr Kombo said that under his chairmanship of the Organ on Politics, Defence and Security, Tanzania led joint efforts to seek solutions to regional conflicts,...