The bloc announced that it was lifting sanctions on
Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga, Zimbabwe Defence Forces commander General
Valerio Sibanda and Mugabe.
It, however, maintained its embargo on the Zimbabwe Defence
Industries.
The announcement came soon after President Emmerson
Mnangagwa returned from Belgium for the African Union (AU)-European Union (EU)
6th Session last week, which he hailed as a great success.
Chiwenga and Sibanda have been on the suspended sanctions
list since 2014, while Mugabe was added in 2020.
In maintaining the embargo on ZDI, the EU said the renewal
of sanctions was a result of the human rights situation in the country which
had not changed as evidenced by closure of democratic space.
“The situation in terms of respect for human rights has not
improved in Zimbabwe. Intimidation of the political opposition and other
government critics has continued to restrict the democratic and civic space,
which is under threat of shrinking further, through the Data Protection Act.”
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