The European Union has suspended sanctions on eight of Zimbabwe’s military and political figures but have kept them on Robert Mugabe and his wife.
New UN resolutions bring sanctions against illegal wildlife and resource traders who support armed groups committing social atrocities in Africa.
"I do not want to visit France for romantic purposes. I want to develop relations between us," says Robert Mugabe about the EU’s Zimbabwe sanctions.
Zim President Robert Mugabe’s fiery condemnation of the West during the 68th UN general assembly resulted in the US delegation leaving in disgust.
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has threatened "tit-for-tat" actions against western countries that have sanctions on his rule.
Robert Mugabe has been feted by his supporters and allies in the region, but it will be a while before the West rolls out the red carpet for him.
Zimbabwe ruling party "goes all out" on the internet.
The UN Security Council has imposed new sanctions against North Korea as the North has threatened a pre-emptive nuclear strike against the US.
EU nations have been working on a deal to reward Harare by lifting some of the bloc’s punishing sanctions against members of the regime.
Three months into his deployment to Zimbabwe, United States ambassador David Bruce Wharton is keeping a close eye on Zimbabwe’s political turmoil.
The United Nations and United States have ordered sanctions against the head of a rebel group accused of atrocities as it seized territory in the DRC.
Hermann Giliomee explains how former president PW Botha’s Rubicon speech increased white South Africa’s isolation in 1985.
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/ 15 December 2011
The UN Security Council has announced it will lift sanctions on Libya’s central bank and the Libyan Foreign Bank to economically uplift the country.
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/ 7 December 2011
Following a breakdown in ties and rising violence in Syria, Turkey has decided to begin bypassing trade routes through the country.
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/ 3 September 2011
The EU has imposed a ban on purchases of Syrian oil and expanded the sanctions list to intensify pressure against President Bashar al-Assad.
The Swazi government’s heavy-handed reaction to this week’s protest marches could lead to international trade sanctions.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has threatened to boycott Western products before seizing companies from countries that have imposed sanctions.
West African leaders decided to meet for emergency talks on the crisis in Côte d’Ivoire as strongman Laurent Gbagbo resists calls to step aside.
The US imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe’s Attorney General for his alleged role in undermining the crisis-ridden African nation’s democracy.
Zimbabwe’s president vowed on Friday to avenge Western economic curbs imposed on his ruling party.
The AU has imposed sanctions on Madagascar’s President, Andry Rajoelina, and 108 other people in the Indian Ocean island.
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/ 24 February 2010
South Africa has notified the UN Security Council that it seized a shipment of North Korean arms bound for the DRC in violation of UN resolutions.
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/ 17 February 2010
President Robert Mugabe said on Wednesday that he and his partners in Zimbabwe’s unity government agreed that "sanctions must go".
The EU on Tuesday renewed its sanctions against Zimbabwe for another year, citing a lack of progress in the country’s power-sharing agreement.
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/ 29 January 2010
The EU should maintain its travel ban and asset freeze on Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe’s inner circle, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Friday.
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/ 30 October 2009
African leaders and the US have joined the European Union in imposing fresh sanctions on Guinea’s military rulers.
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/ 22 October 2009
The EU is preparing to impose an arms embargo and visa ban to punish Guinea’s rulers for a massacre at a pro-democracy rally, an official said.
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/ 13 October 2009
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met top Russian officials on Tuesday hoping to win Moscow’s support for tougher sanctions against Iran.
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/ 15 September 2009
The European Union warned the de facto government of Honduras on Tuesday it risked further sanctions.
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/ 15 September 2009
Australia will consider easing a ban on high-level contacts with Zimbabwe, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said on Tuesday.
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/ 14 September 2009
A close ally of Robert Mugabe has accused a EU delegation of seeking to undermine its power-sharing government, state media reported on Monday.
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/ 11 September 2009
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has lashed out at Western sanctions against him, condemning "bloody whites" for meddling in Zimbabwe’s affairs.