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- The Biden administration has refined US sanctions on Zimbabwe targeting specific leaders linked to human rights abuses and corruption.
- New sanctions leverage the Global Magnitsky Act, and they focus on individuals and entities undermining democracy and involved in graft.
- The strategy supports the objectives of the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act, emphasizing the need for political and economic reforms in Zimbabwe.
In a policy shift, President Joe Biden has overhauled the United States’ sanctions strategy towards Zimbabwe, introducing a set of measures aimed directly at key figures within President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration.
This move marks a departure from a broader sanctions regime that has been in place for over two decades, focusing instead on those at the heart of human rights abuses and corruption within the Zimbabwean government.
This restructuring of sanctions is part of the US’s ongoing commitment to fostering accountability for human rights abuses and corruption in …