What is Washington looking for? USA sanctions against 11 officials and three Zimbabwean organizations.

Based on international media reports, the USA Department of Finance on Monday 4 March announced the imposition of sanctions against Emmerson Mnangagwa, the President of Zimbabwe, Auxilia Mnangagwa, his wife, Constantino Chiyonga, the Vice President of Zimbabwe, and eight other senior officials of the country.

The Associated Press reported that USA Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that these sanctions were imposed under the so-called “Magnitsky” program.

USA sanctions against Zimbabwe are part of one Washington’s new policy against this African country was implemented after Joe Biden’s new executive order to end the program implemented since 2003 to impose sanctions on Zimbabwe.

Biden also signed an executive order on Monday ending the national emergency for Zimbabwe and sanctions against the country.

Now Washington is using an order It was an executive related to the Trump administration From the law of Magnitsky sanctions as authority He uses it to issue sanctions.