Denmark is withholding 65m krone (£7.5m; $9.8m) in aid to Tanzania after “unacceptable homophobic comments” from a senior politician, a minister says.
Development minister Ulla Tornaes did not name the official but said she was “very concerned” by the comments.
Last month, Paul Makonda, commissioner for the commercial capital Dar es Salaam, called on the public to report suspected gay men to the police.
He said he would set up a surveillance squad to track down gay people.
The government said at the time that Mr Makonda was expressing his personal opinion, not government policy. Read more
