Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown told Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai within hours of his being sworn in that he was “disappointed” with the power sharing negotiations and would not be sympathetic to requests for assistance until there was proof that the power sharing was truly being implemented according to one of the diplomatic cables released by Wikileaks.
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It’s a classic case of contradictions. On Tuesday the European Union extended sanctions on Zimbabwe by one year. This was largely because of “an in-depth assessment the UK and its EU partners ha(d) unanimously agreed to”. At the same time Britain decided to increase aid to Zimbabwe to 100 million a pounds a year. The reason – this is a “reward” for improved democratic reform.
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Finance Minister Tendai Biti has taken a bold decision to investigate the diamond revenue from Marange. Reports yet to be confirmed say that the country may have lost as much as $300 million from the sale of diamonds from Marange. This is revenue the country badly needs especially in view of the low salaries for civil servants and the shortage of fuel.
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Britain has an active programme of engagement with China on African issues and the most recent round took place in Beijing where the British government emphasised to China the need for balanced support for Zimbabwe’s inclusive government, a British Minister of State Jeremy Browne told Parliament on Tuesday.
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