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Endnotes
1
The Rovuma River drains the Great Lakes of central Africa into the Indian Ocean, its course from
Lake Nyasa to the sea forming the border between Tanzania and Mozambique.
2
There are many more extensive reports and papers on natural gas in Tanzania and East Africa
including Ledesma (2013), Frühauf (2014), IMF (2014), and Henstridge (2013), not to mention the
very significant general issues work on managing natural resources in Africa (for example van der
Ploeg and Venables, 2012 and IMF, 2012).
3
Mnazi Bay lies on the border with Mozambique, some 500 km from Dar es Salaam, while Songo
Songo Island is approximately 15 km offshore from the Tanzania mainland, 200 km south of Dar
es Salaam. Exploratory work began on Songo Songo in 1974 by the Italian company AGIP and in
1982 the Canadian firm, Wentworth Resources, began to develop the Mnazi Bay concession.
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