Today’s actions demonstrate the United States’ continued dedication to act in support of a clear and prosperous Zimbabwe. U. S. sanctions tend not to target the Zimbabwean people, the country of Zimbabwe, or Zimbabwe’s banking sector.
The U. S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating Sandra Mpunga, Nqobile Magwizi, Obey Chimuka, and two entities, Fossil Agro, and Fossil Contracting, pursuant to Executive Order (E. O. ) 13469, for their ties to previously designated Kudakwashe Tagwirei and his company, Sakunda Holdings. Additionally , OFAC is designating Emmerson Mnangagwa, Jr., the Zimbabwean president’s son, pursuant to Electronic. O. 13391.
We again ask the Zimbabwean government to take meaningful steps towards dealing with the root causes of many of Zimbabwe’s ills, including corrupt elite and their abuse from the country’s institutions for their individual gain. Ahead of the 2023 elections, it is imperative to ensure Zimbabweans have the opportunity to election elections that are free from violence, repression, and electoral adjustment.
Sanctions are not intended to be permanent but to incentivize changes in behavior. Each removal is based on a comprehensive review and is part of an ongoing effort to keep the sanctions program current, focused, plus relevant. Maintaining the particular integrity of U. S. sanctions is the driving rule behind a rigorous review process that evaluates each request for removal individually on its merits and applies consistent standards to all of them.
Today, the usa is removing 17 individuals from the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) List. We are also designating four Zimbabwean people and two entities. The Zimbabwe sanctions program targets human rights abusers and those who undermine democratic processes or facilitate corruption. The 17 people being removed today had been found no longer to weaken Zimbabwe’s democratic processes plus institutions or to otherwise met the criteria for designation.
For more information upon today’s action, please see the Department of the Treasury’s press release .
