U.S. Department of State

Sign up for email updates on African issues.

Assistant Secretary Carson in Zimbabwe
(Jul. 8): "What they – that – Assistant Secretary Carson and President Mugabe had a meeting.  This was on the margins of the African Union summit.  It was a bilateral meeting.  Assistant Secretary Carson stressed our desire to see the Zimbabwe Global Political Agreement – what we call the GPA – fully implemented.  And he did express our concern about continued problems with respect for – to human rights and the rule of law in Zimbabwe."  From Today's Daily Press Briefing

Sign up for email updates on African issues.

Statement by Participants in Zimbabwe Like-Minded Meeting
(Mar. 27): We agreed to maintain and, to the extent possible, increase our current levels of humanitarian assistance based on identified needs. In 2008, we provided over $670 million in total assistance to the people of Zimbabwe. To date this year, we have provided an additional $300 million in assistance. Our assistance is targeted at the most urgent needs of the people and includes assistance for food, health services, water sanitation, HIV/AIDS and cholera.  Full Text

United States Votes Against UN Resolution (Taken Question)
(Feb. 26): Question: Why did the United States vote against a resolution which was adopted recently at the General Assembly of the U.N. on the inadmissibility of the glorification of Nazism and to prohibit the description of Nazi collaborators during World War II as national liberation movements? Full Text

Zimbabwe: Unity Government
(Feb. 3): The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has agreed to join a unity government with Robert Mugabe under the conditions called for in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) January 27 Communiqué. Full Text