Zimbabwe: Govt Must Reform, Reciprocate the EU's Goodwill

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There was rare praise for the European Union from the corridors of power at Munhumutapa Building after the bloc removed Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga, Lands minister Perrance Shiri, Zimbabwe Defence Forces Commander General Philip Valerio Sibanda and former First Lady Grace Mugabe from its sanctions list.

This followed a Council of the European Union 3747th meeting in Brussels, Belgium, on Monday. The EU, however, renewed its arms embargo and maintained a targeted assets freeze against the Zimbabwe Defence Industries, for one year, "taking into account the situation in Zimbabwe, including the yet-to-be-investigated alleged role of the armed and security forces in human rights abuses".

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