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Denmark suspends airport aid

    NAIROBI
    The Danish government has suspended talks over future loans to upgrade domestic airports in Zimbabwe because of the country’s continued military intervention in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). However, a spokesman for the Danish embassy in Harare told IRIN on Friday that this was an “isolated loan” and “we will continue with our overall aid and loan package to Zimbabwe.” He refuted media reports that all Danish aid to Zimbabwe had been suspended over the government’s involvement in the DRC conflict. According to news reports, Zimbabwe’s Minister of Transport Enos Chikowore said he was not concerned by the aid freeze. Denmark had earmarked US $25 million to fund improvements to airports at Victoria Falls, Hwange, Kariba and Masvingo, identified as substandard in a 1994 study by French consultants Aeroport de Paris. The condition of these airports has had a negative impact on the tourism industry, the report said.

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