Tanzania president seizes passports of Indian workers for project delays

• President John Magufuli ordered the seizure of the passports of employees of Overseas Infrastructure Alliance until the water project they are overseeing is complete.
• The project, based in the southern town of Lindi, was originally set to be completed by March 2015.
• The seizure comes as the president has aggressively pursued measures to cut wasteful spending and target corruption while courting foreign businesses.

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“Tanzania’s Magufuli orders seizure of expatriate construction workers’ passports” (Reuters | March 2017)