Economics

Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa Calls On U.S. to End ‘Vindictive’ Sanctions

  • Government declares public holiday, calls for peaceful protest
  • U.S. says Zimbabwe’s woes are a result of state mismanagement

People walk on Kopje overlooking the city of Harare, Zimbabwe. 

Photographer: JEKESAI NJIKIZANA/AFP/Getty Images
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Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa demanded an end to U.S. sanctions as the government declared a public holiday and called on people to demonstrate against the penalties.