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Europe Conditionally Lifts Travel Ban on Zimbabwe's Mugabe

"The ban will be lifted when he is traveling under his African Union chairmanship capacity."

Zimbabwe: EU in Sanctions Dilemma

The Herald, 4 February 2015

PRESIDENT Mugabe's assumption of the African Union chairmanship, which came against spirited Western opposition, apparently left the European Union between a rock and a hard place… Read more »

President Robert Mugabe

Zimbabwe: Sanctions Must Go in Toto - Govt

The Herald, 4 February 2015

THE European Union yesterday announced that it was lifting a travel ban on President Mugabe for the next 12 months after he became African Union chairman.EU spokesperson Catherine… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Mugabe's Moment and Why His AU Chairmanship Divides Opinion

New Zimbabwe, 3 February 2015

THE recent election of President Robert Mugabe as Chairman of the African Union, the continental body, has, unsurprisingly, drawn a mixed reception, both within and outside… Read more »
Africa: African Union Is Making Progress Despite Mugabe's Selection

DW, 1 February 2015

At the African Union summit, the member states elected 90-year-old Robert Mugabe as their new chairman. Despite this, the union is making progress, writes DW's Ludger Schadomsky. Read more »

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Zimbabwe Sanctions Never Worked?

The European Union Committee suspended restrictive measures on eight officials but maintained a tough stance against President Robert Mugabe and his wife. But have these sanctions ... Read more »
- Zimbabwe: The Zimbabwe Sanctions Never Worked
- Zimbabwe: Mugabe's Zanu-PF Dismisses Partial Suspension of EU Sanctions
South Africa Calls for an End to Zimbabwe Sanctions

South African president, Jacob Zuma, has called on Western countries to end economic sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe. Read more »
- South Africa: South Africa Asks U.S. to Ease Zimbabwe Sanctions
- Zimbabwe: South Africa Wants Anti-Zim Sanctions Lifted
Mugabe Spends Big Amid Zimbabwe Poverty - Report

Figures from the 2015 budget statement reportedly show that much more is being spent funding President Robert Mugabe's foreign trips than what has been allocated. Read more »
- Zimbabwe: Leaders' Wives Living Large Despite Poverty
- Zimbabwe: Mugabe Spends Big Amid Poverty