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US pulls Tanzanian aid worth $470m over Zanzibar vote
Source: BBC
US pulls Tanzanian aid worth $470m over Zanzibar vote
29 March 2016 Africa
A US government aid agency has pulled $472m (£331m) of funding for a Tanzanian electricity project after criticising elections in Zanzibar.
The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) said the vote "was neither inclusive nor representative".
The October election for president of the semi-autonomous archipelago was cancelled half way through the count.
The opposition boycotted the re-run in March which incumbent President Mohamed Ali Shein won with 91% of the vote.
The money was intended to be spent on improving the availability and reliability of electricity in rural areas.
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29 March 2016 Africa
A US government aid agency has pulled $472m (£331m) of funding for a Tanzanian electricity project after criticising elections in Zanzibar.
The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) said the vote "was neither inclusive nor representative".
The October election for president of the semi-autonomous archipelago was cancelled half way through the count.
The opposition boycotted the re-run in March which incumbent President Mohamed Ali Shein won with 91% of the vote.
The money was intended to be spent on improving the availability and reliability of electricity in rural areas.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-35917339
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