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

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Tanzania's second-biggest donor Denmark said it would withhold $10 million (R143.67mn) worth of aid money, citing concerns over human rights abuses and 'unacceptable homophobic comments' made by a government official.

 

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