UK presses ED for reforms

THE United Kingdom (UK) says it will maintain its tough stance against the administration of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, a position it says will only change if the regime implements meaningful political and economic reforms.

UK ambassador to Zimbabwe, Melanie Robinson said Harare had not done enough to warrant any shift in policy after the European Union council voted to keep top players in Mnangagwa’s government on the suspended sanctions list, including former First Lady Grace Mugabe.

Using her Twitter account, Robinson said any changes to the
measures against Zimbabwe would be informed by reforms that Mnangagwa had agreed to.

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