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The European Union (EU) on Friday handed over Information Communication Technology (ICT) equipment worth US$288 000 to the Zimbabwean government with another consignment worth US$400 000 set to arrive in the country soon as part of the EUR10 million Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between Harare and the bloc.
Despite the ruling Zanu-PF party’s notion that the European Union (EU) targeted sanctions on Zimbabwe are behind the struggling economy, the EU is set to inject €41 million to help the country revive its struggling health care services.
The Russian leader also announced a posthumous award to a fallen Russian soldier who he says “blew himself up” with a grenade to avoid being captured.
European Union (EU) diplomats have condemned the powerful son of Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni, Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, for expressing support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The European Union (EU) has lifted long-suspended sanctions on Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, Army General Valerio Sibanda and former First Lady Grace Mugabe but maintained its embargo on the Zimbabwe Defence Industries.
In a statement published on Monday, the EU said President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s regime had not improved in upholding human rights.
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights, Alena Douhan, has noted that President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s regime is lagging behind in the fight against corruption in Zimbabwe.
The sanctions were first imposed two decades ago, targeting political leaders, government officials and selected state-controlled companies.
MDC Alliance Vice President Professor Welshman Ncube says the Zanu PF regime must engage with the main opposition, outside of the Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD), before it tries to get attention from the international community.
The European Union (EU) says it is not bothered by anti-sanctions protests organised by Zanu PF adding that the restrictive measures were only brought about by human rights abuses and will only go the same way.
The head of the European Union mission in Liberia says he is appalled by how “dirty” and “disgusting” the capital, Monrovia is, despite donors pouring in aid to clean it up and improve living conditions.