US, EU differ with AU on lifting of sanctions on Zimbabwe
Demonstrators during a rally to denounce US and EU economic sanctions against Zimbabwe at the National Stadium, in the capital Harare, last week. PHOTO | AFP
The African Union and the Southern Africa Development Community are pushing for the lifting of sanctions on Zimbabwe to save the country’s economy from collapsing.
But amid the push, Western countries who imposed the restrictions nearly 20 years ago say Harare should blame itself for not taming graft and guaranteeing civil liberties.
