The renewal comes despite calls by African leaders, including South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa, for the sanctions to be lifted to give the country a chance to recover from its economic crisis.
“The actions and policies of these persons continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the foreign policy of the United States,” Trump said in a notice announcing the extension, adding: “I am continuing for (one) year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13288.”
The renewal comes despite calls by African leaders, including South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa, for the sanctions to be lifted to give the country a chance to recover from its economic crisis.
Trump administration officials had said the sanctions will remain until the government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa changes Zimbabwe’s laws restricting media freedom and allowing protests.
According to U.S. officials, there are 141 entities and individuals in Zimbabwe, including Mnangagwa and long-time former president Robert Mugabe, currently under U.S. sanctions.
Mnangagwa has called for the sanctions to be lifted against the ZANU-PF ruling party, top military figures and some government-owned firms, which were imposed during Mugabe’s rule over what the United States said were human rights violations and undermining of the democratic process.
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thank you mr Trump african leaders are the greatest enemy of economic development they kill and abuse and steal atual we have no leaders but a bunch of guerrillas who loot the gvt of zimbabwe have committed attrociates and all these african leaders calling for removal of sanctions are hyenas protecting another hyenas it happened here sadc au were watchin they never act but support another dictator while soldiers killed the innocent they were quiet when gukurahundi takes place african leaders were silent when the hutus and tutsis were killing each other african leaders are quiet well don usa these are people who imposed themselves n people helped by chinese who are now zim colonisers the problem is most african leaders sells their hearts to the devil in order to sit on the throne thats why when there they are heartless
You are an idiot sanctions affect your brothers and sisters not polticians