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Muhamad Yehia .. Cairo
The president of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has suspended all tariffs on goods from the United States, a few days after the White House imposed an 18 percent rate on imports from the African country.
He said, “In the spirit of constructing a mutually beneficial and positive relationship with the United States of America, under the leadership of president Trump, I will direct the Zimbabwean government to implement a suspension of all tariffs levied on goods originating from the United States
“This measure is intended to facilitate the expansion of American imports within the Zimbabwean market, while simultaneously promoting the growth of Zimbabwean exports destined for the United States,” he added.
Zimbabwe’s main trading partners are South Africa, the United Arab Emirates and China, but it does export tobacco and rice to the United States.
The rates include a flat 10 percent levy, along with additional rates tailored to match each nation’s trade barriers on America.
Tariffs on African countries varied from 50 percent on Lesotho, 32 percent on Angola, 18 percent on Zimbabwe, and 10 percent on Sudan.
In an interview with ABC News “This Week,” Hassett, head of the White House’s National Economic Council, said “there are more than 50 countries reaching out and trying to negotiate this new status with the president…They’re doing that because they understand that they bear a lot of the tariff.”
Mnangagwa, who was re-elected president in Aug. 2023, uses the political slogan, “Restructure, Reform, Rebuild” and is seeking to repair the Zimbabwean economy after years of decline under Mugabe.
But the ruling ZANU-PF party has been accused of corruption and human rights abuses.
The then-deputy secretary of the Treasury, Wally Adeyemo, said, “The United States remains deeply concerned about democratic backsliding, human rights abuses, and government corruption in Zimbabwe.”
It also claimed, “Mnangagwa provides a protective shield to smugglers to operate in Zimbabwe and has directed Zimbabwean officials to facilitate the sale of gold and diamonds in illicit markets, taking bribes in exchange for his services.”
On March 31, a rival faction within the ZANU-PF called for anti-government protests but the streets of the capital, Harare, remained largely empty as the call went largely unheeded
The faction, led by Blessed Geza, and composed largely of veterans of the country’s 1970s war against white minority rule, is opposed to Mnangagwa running for office beyond the next presidential election in 2028.
Geza’s faction is backing Constantino Chiwenga, 68, to replace him as the ZANU-PF candidate.
Chiwenga, a former army general who led the coup that toppled Mugabe in Nov. 2017, has not commented on the leadership issue.
Geza, known as Comrade Bombshell, has become an online sensation with tens of thousands of people tuning in to his YouTube channel.
The ZANU-PF has expelled him and the police say he faces treason charges
