US national security adviser Robert O’Brien has accused Zimbabwe of stirring antiracism protests over the death of George Floyd
Zimbabwe summoned its US ambassador on Monday over remarks by a senior US official accusing the Southern African country of stirring antiracism protests over the death of George Floyd, the government said.
The US has been rocked by days of sometimes violent protests after Floyd, a black man, died while a white police officer knelt on his neck, ignoring complaints that he could not breathe. “We prefer having friends and allies to having unhelpful adversity with any other nation including the US,” Mangwana tweeted late on Sunday.
Those sanctions were extended in March, with Washington citing President Emmerson Mnangagwa's failure to implement reforms as well as his violent crackdowns on opposition since he took power in 2017.
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