The US on Monday imposed sanctions on the son of Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, several other Zimbabweans and two entities as part of Washington's efforts to address corruption.
The move comes the day before the start of the US-Africa leaders summit in Washington when US President Joe Biden will meet presidents of African countries.
The US Treasury said Monday's move imposed sanctions on four Zimbabweans and two entities it accused of being tied to businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei, who was designated by Washington in 2020 for providing support to the leadership of Zimbabwe. The Treasury has accused Tagwirei of using his relationship with Zimbabwe officials to gain state contracts and receive favoured access to hard currency, including US dollars, and in turn has provided items, including expensive cars, to senior officials.
“Since former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe’s 2017 departure, Tagwirei used a combination of opaque business dealings and his ongoing relationship with Mnangagwa to grow his business empire and rake in millions of US dollars,” the Treasury said.
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