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President Lungu calls for the immediate lifting of the economic sanctions against Zimbabwe.

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Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo with President Lungu and Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa
Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo with President Lungu and Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa

President Edgar Lungu has called for the immediate lifting of the economic sanctions against Zimbabwe.

The President says the move will enable Zimbabwe to register social and economic development.

President Lungu says the continuous restrictive sanctions have been hindering Zimbabwe from making significant economic progress.

He says Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has made significant efforts to implement economic and political reforms.

President Lungu says it is against such a background that Zambia in solidarity with other countries in the -SADC- region and beyond has called for the immediate removal of the economic sanctions against Zimbabwe.

This is contained in a statement released to media in Lusaka yesterday by Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Isaac Chipampe.

24 COMMENTS

  1. Edgar, could you also tell that crocodile Mnangagwa to stop abusing peoples’s rights, to commit to rule of law and to stop the wanton corruption of his govt officials. The situation in Zimbabwe is almost a mirror image of what is happening in Zambia. Both Countries have no credible leadership.

    • That’s exactly NOT the way to lobby for Zimbabwe. This is a foreign policy issue and is best discussed one-on-one wth countries that hv imposed these sanctions. Has Zambia ever sent an envoy backed by an informed team to the US State Department to discuss this issue at length? Where do u start from? The Council on Foreign Relations, Chatham House, or Brussels? Lungu’s voice us wht I can call a voice in the wilderness, thst us, one that will be ignored.

    • Ba Lungu Seriously??? can You mention specifically which sanctions that have been made against Zimbabwe that are hindering their economic progress??? ……”We have sanctions against certain individuals and certain corporations… not against the country of Zimbabwe. There is nothing to stop US businesses from investing in Zimbabwe, from going to Zimbabwe,” says US Assistant Secretary of State on African Affairs Tibor Nagy….. Ba Lungu dont just talk as if u dont understand

    • President Trump said nothing has changed in Zimbabwe. Watch out, instead of just compansating expropriated land, Zimbabwe will now have to pay for damaged property and suffering as a result to the farmers. It happens when we don’t stop and think.

    • Iwe Lungu we spent 30 years fighting other countries’ wars and neglected our own development. now they don’t even remember this.
      They are just talking trash about us. Focus on Zambians now. Get investment into Zambia. Let people fight their own battles

    • Zimbabweans are faced with genuine problems like electricity outages, high prices and water shortages hence they chose to stay away from this non event.
      It is clear that the anti sanctions rhetoric is just a pie in the sky which was meant to chlorinate Emmerson Mnangagwa’s failed leadership and unfortunately it did not yield desired results. U.S. sanctions target those who engage in corruption, violate human rights, and undermine democratic institutions or processes.
      State-sanctioned violence creates a culture of impunity for human rights abusers. The United States continues to support the Zimbabwean people in need, especially through humanitarian and health assistance.
      The U.S. will continue to press the Government of Zimbabwe to implement necessary political and economic reforms to…

    • Continue.
      The U.S. will continue to press the Government of Zimbabwe to implement necessary political and economic reforms to provide Zimbabwean citizens with the prosperity, security, and well-being they deserve.

  2. Why worry about money from western countries which allow gay rights.You are being hypocrites.
    Get your money from China and Russia.
    Continue with your huge national debts.
    According to the latest UN report , Zambia has a foreign debt of $19 billion.

    • An economically viable Zimbabwe benefits Zambia, SADC and the African union nations as a whole. Stop supporting imperialistic ideals and open your eyes.

  3. America was thinking of imposing sanctions on Zambia,ask hh, and you think they will listen to you; a failed banana republic leader. Grow up lungu. You are older than Zambia but acting like a mad rat. Meanwhile last night my whlte wlfe and I celebrated our own independence. My whlte wlfe surprised me with a strip pole dance and then we got down to business. Ala I ate bane. 5 rounds!

    • The waters of the River Thames must still be polluted. No wonder the poster formerly known as Jay Jay, BO Neez is always speaking nonsense.

  4. “President Lungu says the continuous restrictive sanctions have been hindering Zimbabwe from making significant economic progress.

    He says Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has made significant efforts to implement economic and political reforms.”

    Contrast that with Zambia:
    1. without any sanctions Zambia’s economy has been brought down to its knees with insurmountable debt.
    2. there have been no sanctions hindering Zambia from making significant economic progress.

    That leaves the blame on our leadership, and the leadership clearly sees Zimbabwe’s economic problems but not its own.

    • Why even talkk about problems in Zimbabwe,when with your own hands you have destroyed our beautiful country and now you have to cling on to leadership to avoid the damage you have caused in 5 short years,half a decade…

  5. If Zimbabwe leaders put as much time, financial resources and effort to fight corruption,Human rights abuse,….the situation can change for the better. Zimbabwe chased and grabbed farmers equipment hoping to become farmers overnite.
    Lack of vision is not uncommon with africa liberation movements .
    Even if all africa migrate to europe and vice visa the mentality wont alter.
    Zimbabwe problems are self inflicted, don’t blame the EU or USA.Blame your corrupt regime.

  6. Tell Munagagwa to stop killing maiming and abducting his own people before sanctions removal. Rigging elections doesn’t help either.

    • Zimbabwe is a pariah state ruled by incompetent, corrupt vote rigging and murderous tyrants. As much as President Mnangagwa has tried to put some political distance between his post November 2017 military coup regime with that of the late Robert Mugabe; calling his regime a “new dispensation”, “Second Republic”, etc. The Zanu PF dictatorship has remained untouched or be it under new management.
      Mnangagwa promised “zero tolerance on corruption” and yet two years since the coup and he has yet to arrest one Marange diamond looter. “Corruption is deeply rooted,” he admitted.
      He also promised free, fair and credible elections but, again, failed to deliver. But above all else, by blatantly rigging the elections he confirmed that Zimbabwe was still a pariah state.
      The Zimbabwe economy is in…

  7. Yes it’s time for lifting the sanctions.

    They are holding out for land to be given back even though it was stolen from Africans to begin with.

  8. What do the current sanctions say anyway…the media has got a lot to do..the publics have zero knowledge on almost everything.
    I can say, the divisions under one Nation are based on imagination more than reality. So are the soul sores.
    ****

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