Zimbabwe: U.S. Urged to Probe 'Sanctions Busting' Loan That Propped Up Mugabe

The US is under pressure to launch an official investigation into an American assets management firm, which has been accused of directly funding the Robert Mugabe regime.

The Och Ziff Company was last year revealed as the 'silent' financer of a $100 million loan that was used to help ZANU PF cling to power in 2008. According to the Mail & Guardian newspaper, the Och Ziff group paid out the money as part of a share purchase in a shadowy mining firm with ZANU PF connections.

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