US denies any part in Zimbabwe economic woes

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A demo denouncing economic sanctions against Zimbabwe, in Harare, in October 2019. PHOTO | AFP

The US has defended its two decades-old sanctions against Zimbabwe saying they only targeted those that undermine democratic processes or facilitate corruption.

Washington spoke as the UN special rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on human rights arrived in Zimbabwe to “assess the impact of punitive economic sanctions on ordinary Zimbabweans.”