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Tanzania's president Samia Suluhu Hassan has described the post-election violence as a 'stain' (Photo: South African government)

MEPs demand EU halt aid cash for Tanzania after post-election violence

MEPs have urged the EU Commission to halt over €150m in funding for Tanzania, after state authorities in the African country killed over a thousand civilians following protests about election-rigging. 

Lawmakers on the European parliament’s foreign affairs and development committ...

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Tanzania's president Samia Suluhu Hassan has described the post-election violence as a 'stain' (Photo: South African government)

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Benjamin Fox is a seasoned reporter and editor, previously working for fellow Brussels publication Euractiv. His reporting has also been published in the Guardian, the East African, Euractiv, Private Eye and Africa Confidential, among others. He heads up the AU-EU section at EUobserver, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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