The European Union has rebuffed a move by its parliament’s committee on Foreign Affairs to hold Tanzanian authorities to account over allegations of deteriorating democracy and human rights and questionable use of funds allocated to the country to mitigate effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
EU High Representative and Vice President Josep Borrell Fontelles told parliamentary committee chairman David McAllister in a recent letter that “continued engagement and maintaining open communication channels” with the government of the day remained “pertinent” given the “long history” between the EU and Tanzania.
