Ten months ago, on August 26, 2015, Zimbabwe’s 92-year old leader, Robert Mugabe, announced a 10-point plan to revitalize economic growth. Since then, the government has taken steps that signal the intention to transform a moribund economy. But the question
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The EU Reviewed its Current Sanctions Against Zimbabwe
Following the annual review of the EU’s sanctions against Zimbabwe, restrictive measures against 78 individuals and eight entities for whom sanctions had previously been suspended, have now been lifted. The EU Council renewed the remaining sanctions for an additional year; these will now…
Diamond (Mines) Are Not Forever
By Cov Africa
In the last week of February, Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe announced that all privately owned diamond mines would be nationalized and taken over by the newly created state-owned Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Co. The move affected six primarily Chinese companies. This…
OFAC Penalizes Barclays for Zimbabwe Sanctions Violations
On February 8, 2016, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) announced a $2,485,890 settlement with Barclays Bank Plc (“Barclays”). According to the settlement announcement, Barclays processed 159 US-dollar (“USD”)-denominated transactions on behalf of Barclays…
Zimbabwe (re-)opens to the West
Zimbabwe, in an economic quagmire for nearly two decades, has begun to implement economic reforms that, if continued, could help the nation improve the quality of life for the majority of its citizens. This nascent reform movement also suggests that…
Zimbabwe (Re-)Opens to the West
By Cov Africa
Zimbabwe has begun to implement economic reforms that, if continued, could help the struggling nation improve the quality of life for the vast majority of its citizens. The nascent reform movement also suggests that government leaders have realized that reliance…
Zimbabwe Lifts Temporary Ban on Lion, Leopard and Elephant Hunting | Hunt Forever
On the 2nd of August 2015 the Ministry of Environment imposed a temporary suspension of lion, leopard and elephant hunting in Zimbabwe. The goal was to gain clarity and understand the positions of stakeholders positions following the recent allegedly illegal…
‘What lion?’ Zimbabweans ask, amid global Cecil circus | Reuters
"What lion?" acting information minister Prisca Mupfumira asked in response to a request for comment about Cecil, who was at that moment topping global news bulletins and generating reams of abuse for his killer on websites in the United States…
Minnesota Dentist Acknowledges Killing Zimbabwe Lion Named Cecil – ABC News
In 2008, Palmer pleaded guilty to making false statements to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service about a black bear he shot and killed in Wisconsin outside of an authorized hunting zone, according to court documents.
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Hunter who paid $55G to kill Cecil the lion ID’d as American dentist | Fox News
Palmer is thought to have lured Cecil about a mile out of the park on the night of July 1, and the injured lion was discovered roughly 40 hours later by Palmer s hunting team, who had Cecil shot and…