Tanzania's Paul Makonda barred from US for rights 'violations'
Dar es Salaam’s Regional Commissioner Paul Makonda.
What you need to know:
The US said the sanctions on Paul Christian Makonda, the Regional Commissioner of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania's economic capital, come amid Washington's growing concerns about basic freedoms in the East African nation.
In October 2018, Makonda announced a project to hunt down homosexuals.
President John Magufuli later distanced himself from this initiative, explaining that it did not reflect the views of his government.
