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Under pressure from Western donors, Tanzanian leader prefers Chinese aid
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS NOVEMBER 27, 2018 / 11:14 AM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
Under pressure from Western donors, Tanzanian leader prefers Chinese aid
Omar Mohammed
3 MIN READ
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Tanzanian President John Magufuli, who has faced threats in recent weeks from Western donors to cut off aid in response to human rights concerns, said on Tuesday he prefers assistance from China, as Beijing imposes fewer conditions.
“The thing that makes you happy about their aid is that it is not tied to any conditions. When they decide to give you (assistance), they just give you,” Magufuli said, according to a statement posted on State House’s website.
He delivered the comments at the launch of a new library at the University of Dar es Salaam built at a cost of 93.6 billion Tanzanian shillings ($40.61 million) with the help of the Chinese government, the president’s office said.
In recent weeks, Western donors have increasingly put pressure on Tanzania over what they say is the declining human rights situation there.
Earlier this month, Denmark froze funding to Tanzania, saying it was withholding $10 million worth of aid money over concerns about policies that threaten gay people.
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Under pressure from Western donors, Tanzanian leader prefers Chinese aid
Omar Mohammed
3 MIN READ
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Tanzanian President John Magufuli, who has faced threats in recent weeks from Western donors to cut off aid in response to human rights concerns, said on Tuesday he prefers assistance from China, as Beijing imposes fewer conditions.
“The thing that makes you happy about their aid is that it is not tied to any conditions. When they decide to give you (assistance), they just give you,” Magufuli said, according to a statement posted on State House’s website.
He delivered the comments at the launch of a new library at the University of Dar es Salaam built at a cost of 93.6 billion Tanzanian shillings ($40.61 million) with the help of the Chinese government, the president’s office said.
In recent weeks, Western donors have increasingly put pressure on Tanzania over what they say is the declining human rights situation there.
Earlier this month, Denmark froze funding to Tanzania, saying it was withholding $10 million worth of aid money over concerns about policies that threaten gay people.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tanzania-china-aid/under-pressure-from-western-donors-tanzanian-leader-prefers-chinese-aid-idUSKCN1NW1SB
