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DAR ES SALAAM (Jan. 12) XINHUA - The Zanzibar President Dr. Salmin Amour is determined to improve the isles economic situation in the next five years.
Addressing a celebration rally at the 32nd anniversary of the January 12 Zanzibar Revolution in Zanzibar today, President Amour said the government would do its best to reduce the economic hardles facing the entire people.
The president hailed the initial fruits achieved out of the government efforts, saying foreign investments in the isles are increaseing.
By the end of last year, the isles had drawn in a total of 95 foreign investments worth 185.87 million U.S. dollars.
On social services, President Amour said in the next five years the government would continue its literacy campaign aimed at wiping out illiteracy by the year　2000.

DAR ES SALAAM (Jan. 12) XINHUA - Zanzibar President Salmin Amour on Thursday pardoned 15 prisoners at reformatory schools on the isles as part of the celebrations marking the 32nd anniversary of the January 12 Zanzibar Revolution.
The revolution in Zanzibar in 1964 ended feudal oligarchy.
A statement issued by the Zanzibar State House said the amnesty only covers those who serve light sentences and are in poor health, a report reaching here said today.
The pardon is not extended to hard core criminals, murderers, robbers and those convicted of drug abuses, the statement said.

DAR ES SALAAM (Jan. 11) XINHUA - The Secretary General of the Orgnisation of African Unity (OAU) Salim Ahmed Salim today called for unity of the people of Zanzibar.
In a message to mark the 32nd anniversary of the Zanzibar Revolution, Salim stressed that the Zanzibar unity would enhance the unity of Tanzania.
"Only unity, brotherhood and co-operation will enable Zanzibar to overcome its economic and social crisis," said the OAU chief in a fax message to President Salmin Amour.
Salim noted it is now the "challenging time" for both Zanzibar and Tanzania in the aftermath of the first multi-party general elections held last October in the country.

ZANZIBAR PRESIDENT CALLS FOR COOPERATION FROM OPPOSITION PARTY
FEATURES AFRICA NETWORK NEWS BULLETIN, JANUARY 9,1996.
Zanzibar's President Salmin Amour has asked the representatives from the opposition camp in the legislature to cooperate with the government in hastening development.
He said this in Chake Chake, Pemba, at a rally organized by the ruling revolutionary party (CCM) members to congratulate him on his election victory.
Though the CCM won the general elections in Zanzibar, it lost all the 21 seats of Pemba in the House of Representatives to the Civic United Front (CUF). CUF has not yet recognized the results of the elections so far because "the election was rigged."
President Amour said there is no reason for the representatives to show discontent. They should, instead cooperate and work for development and serve the people better.
The president stressed the need to respect multi party democracy and the rule of law instead of planting seeds of divisions, hatred and confrontation. He said the election results reflected the will of Zanzibar people.
Unguja and Pemba would remain part and parcel of Zanzibar and his government would treat people of both Islands equally and fairly.
The president pledged the government's commitment to bringing about balanced social and economic development in the country.

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DAR ES SALAAM (Jan. 8) XINHUA - Zanzibar President Salmin Amour has asked the representatives from the opposition camp in the legislature to cooperate with the government in hastening development of the isles and their people.
He said this in Chake Chake, Pemba, on Sunday when addressing his maiden rally since the last October Zanzibar multi-party general elections, said a report reaching here today.
The rally was organized by the ruling Revolutionary Party (CCM) members in Pemba to congratulate Amour on his election victory.
Though the CCM won the general elections in Zanzibar, it lost all the 21 seats of Pemba in the House of Representatives to the Civic United Front (CUF).
CUF has not yet recognized the results of the elections so far, saying "the election has been rigged".
President Amour said there is no reason for the representatives to show discontent to the government, instead they should cooperate to work for development and to serve the people better.
The president stressed the need to respect the multi-party democracy and the rule of law instead of planting seeds of divisions,
hatred and confrontation, saying the election results of the last polls reflected the will of Zanzibar people.
He said that Unguja and Pemba would remain part and parcel of the whole Zanzibar. His government would treat people of both islands equally and fairly, he said.
The president pledged the government's commitment to bring balanced social and economic development in Unguja and Pemba.

DAR ES SALAAM (Dec. 29) XINHUA - The United Nations Development program (UNDP) will spend 714,000 US dollars on improvement of economic and social services in Zanzibar over the next two years, an UNDP statement issued here today said.
The statement said that the agreement was signed in Zanzibar this week by Principal Secretary in the Finance Ministry Omar Sheha Mussa and UNDP Resident Representative J. Victor Angelo.
According to the statement, 16 volunteer specialists in various skills will work in the relevant ministries in Zanzibar.
The specialists will include two general surgeons, a paediatric surgeon, two genecologists, a psychiatrist, a pharmacist, an agricultural extension training specialist and a trade information specialist.
The volunteers will provide technical services and train Zanzibar nationals.
Under the signed pact, basic medical equipment will also be provided to hospitals where volunteer medical specialists will be assigned to work.

DAR ES SALAAM (Dec. 26) XINHUA - Secretary General of the Organisation of African Unity Salim Ahmed Salim on Monday Called upon the ruling Revolutionary Party (CCM) and the Opposition in Zanzibar to solve their differences through dialogue.
A local independent newspaper, the Gourdian, today qouted Salim as saying that Zanzibar's stability was of vital importance for Tanzania. He urged the ruling CCM to sit with the opposition to candidly discuss the situation in the isles.
The OAU chief said, "for CCM and the opposition to be able to sit together,
there should be a genuine culture of tolerance and dialogue because the opposition also can help strengthen democracy in a country."
He said it was normal for the two sides to differ in policies and approaches "and anybody who uses the differences between Pemba and Zanzibar to achieve negative ends is politically bankrupt".
He added that the issue of having or not having peace and unity in a country or part of a country is of vital important to all sides,
regardless of the magnitude of their differences.
He expressed sadness in that it appeared the political differences between Zanzibar and Pemba and between CCM and the Opposition in the isles "have reached a different and unusually emotional level".
Salim said the isles stituation must be contained effectively so as to attract confidence of the international community for the isles' development.
Salim, who is in Tanzania on vacation, said that the Tanzanian government had a big role to play in ensuring the stability of Zanzibar.
He said he called on "all the leaders concerned" from both the ruling CCM and the Opposition to talk on the situation in the Zanzibar and Pemba.
Though CCM won the general elections last October, it lost all the 21 seats of Pemba in the House of Representatives to the Civic United Front (CUF). CUF has not yet recognized the results of the elections up to now, saying "the election has been rigged".

DAR ES SALAAM (Dec. 20) XINHUA - Tanzanian Vice-Prsident Omar Ali Juma on Tuesday said that results of the October multi-party elections in Zanzibar was a testimony of the country's political maturity and commitment to enhancing democracy.
A statement issued by the State House said the vice-president strongly refuted the reports that the results signified the disunity between the Pemba and Unguja islands.
During the elections, which were held on October 22, the ruling Revolutionary Party (CCM) emerged victorious in 26 constituencies of Unguja while the opposition Civic United Front (CUF) swept votes in all 21 constituencies of Pemba and three constituencies of Unguja.
Juma was speaking to the French Ambassador to Tanzania, Alain du Boispean, who paid a courtesy call on him.
The vice-president said that it had been the habit of Pemba residents to accept the decision of the majority after the elections were over, although their stand could have been different during the elections.
He cited the 1985 elections when many Pemba residents refused to vote for former Isles President Idris Abdul Wakil and campaigned not to vote for him in 1990, but this could not have derailed the solidarity between the two islands.
Juma said the fact that a massive crowd turned up last week in Pemba to welcome the Zanzibar President, Salmin Amour, was proof that the residents had relegated their political confrontation to the backyard and were now waiting to participate in development activities.
Ambassador Boispean said hat France recognised the importance of Tanzania in Africa, adding that his government would offer the new government every kind of assistance.

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