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
What you need to know:
Harare, which only changed presidents for the first time in 2017, has been under sanctions since 2001.
AU and SADC say the removal of sanctions will discourage the mass emigration of Zimbabweans to neighbouring countries.
A third of Zimbabwe’s population (5.7 million people) is considered extremely poor by the World Bank.
Inflation rates reached 230 per cent in July this year and food prices increased by 319 per cent, the bank reported.
