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Tanzania loses Denmark aid over rights concerns after World Bank scraps loan

Tanzania President Dr John Magufuli. Tanzania’s second-biggest donor Denmark said it would withhold $10 million worth of aid money, citing concerns over human rights abuses and “unacceptable homophobic comments” made by a government official. [Courtesy]

Tanzania’s second-biggest donor Denmark said it would withhold $10 million worth of aid money, citing concerns over human rights abuses and “unacceptable homophobic comments” made by a government official.

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