Community benchmarks must be adhered to

United Kingdom Minister for Africa Lord Collins of Highbury last week applauded Zimbabwe’s efforts to be readmitted to the Commonwealth, but reminded the southern Africa country of some housekeeping issues that need to be undertaken.

The President Emmerson Mnangagwa administration has been pushing for Zimbabwe’s readmission to the club dominated by former British colonies as part of the “friend to all and enemy to none” drive. This has seen the country undertake reforms, such as the abolition of the death penalty, to meet certain benchmarks. 

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