US Extends Zim Sanctions Before Elections

Harare – The US Senate and Congress pbaded a bill to extend the sanctions imposed by the world's superpower in Zimbabwe in 2001.

The bill, entitled Democracy and Economic Recovery Act of Zimbabwe (S. 2779) Wednesday, Monday, July 30, 2018.

Zimbabwe has been under US sanctions since 2001, after the government, then led by former President Robert Mugabe, embarked on an agrarian reform program which was born.

The bill details the measures that Zimbabwe must take to lift US sanctions, namely free and fair elections.

The United States also accuses the Mugabe-led government of driving the country. "This bill makes significant changes to the update of the Democracy and Economic Recovery Act in Zimbabwe in 2001. It sets out our expectations with respect to" The expectations of the 2001 legislation are being met today. – Zimbabwe needs to make credible progress towards holding free and fair elections, restore the rule of law and ensure military subordination The United States has declared that the next elections would be held in the United States. opportunity to chart a new dramatic path for Zimbabwe, and the United States, in a press release issued by its Foreign Affairs Committee

The next president must take bold and immediate steps to address the key issues of governance and Economy.

After its adoption, both at the Senate and Congress, the bill goes to the office of President Donald Trump for his signature

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