Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced HODS SUSPEND ON THE GOODS ANTEMPT TO ATTEMPT TO “POSITIVE Relationship” with President Donald Trump’s Administration.
The Move Comes Days After Trump Imposed 18% Tariffs on Zimbabwean Exports to The US.
“This Measure Is Facility Of The Expansion Of The American Imports Within The Zimbabwean Market, While Simultaneously Promoting The Growth of Zimbabwean Exports Destined for the United States,” He said X.
Zimbabwe Had Strained Diplomatic Relations With The US Since It Adopted A Controversial Land Policy About 25 Years ago, And Because of Its Poor Human Rights Recordts.
Trade Between the Two Country Amounted to Only $ 111.6 Million in 2024, US Government Date Shows.
The US exported Goods Worth $ 43.8m (£ 34m) to Zimbabwe in 2024, Up 10.6% From The Previous Year, While Imports Were Down 41% to $ 67.8m.
Zimbabwean Political Analyst Tendai Manje Told AFP News Agency That The Decision Would Do Not Resault in Number Economic Benefits for Zimbabwe and Would Only Benefit The US.
Prinent Zimbabwean Journalist and Government Critic Hopewell Chin’ono Said The President to Be Trying to “Appease” The Trump Administration.
Mnangawa Possibly Hopes That The Administration Would Lift On Him, But It Was A “Long Shot”, He Added On X.
The US First Imposed Sanctions’s Government’s Government’s During The Rule of Robert Mugabe In 2000 that LED to the Seizure of White-owned Farms, And Because of the Repressive Measures Taken The Opposition.
The Biden Administration in the US Scrapped in 2024, Replacing Them with Targeted Sanctions 11 Individuals – Including Mnangagwa – For “democratic backsliding, human rights abuses, and government corruption.”
Mnangagwa has previously Denied The Allegations, Describing The Sanctions as “Illegal and Justified”.
Announcing His Decision to Waive Tariffs on US Imports, Hey Said Zimbabwe’s Focus Was With All Nations, And Cultivating Adversarial Relationships None “.
“This Action Underscores Our Commitment to A Framework Of Equity Trade and Enhanced Bilateral Cooperation,” He Added.
Chin’ono Said That Mnangagwa Is Currently The Regional Bloc Sadc, and Should Be Trying To Forge Common Rather to the US Rather Than Acting Unilaterally.
“When the Counters Face Global Economic Shifts, Coordinated Responses Better Leverage and Stability,” He Added.
Lesotho – Another Southern African State – Was Hit With 50% Tariffs, The Highest In The List Released by Trump on Wednesday.
Its Government Said It Would To Delegation to The US To Negotiate a New Deal, And It Would Look For New Markets for ITS Goods.
