US removes sanctions instrument on Zimbabwe, President and allies stays on sanctions list

US removes sanctions instrument on Zimbabwe, President and allies stays on sanctions list. The United States on Monday terminated a Zimbabwe sanctions program and reimposed curbs on nine people and three entities, including the country’s president, over their alleged involvement in corruption or serious human rights abuse. WHY IT MATTERS Washington is seeking to make clear that the sanctions are not intended to target the people of Zimbabwe with Monday’s move, Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo said in a statement. “Today we are refocusing our sanctions on clear and specific targets: President (Emmerson) Mnangagwa’s criminal network of government officials and businesspeople who are most responsible for corruption or human rights abuse against the people of Zimbabwe,” Adeyemo said. *Source: Reuters -------------------- ► Advanced content editor with semantic models (NLP), Google SERP analysis, and competition data. NEURONwriter helps you to plan, write and o