Is Zimbabwe wooing Donald Trump by paying white farmers and ending tariffs?
Long-frozen relations between the United States and Zimbabwe may be thawing after the Southern African nation slashed all taxes on US goods flowing into the country and announced it has begun to pay compensation to white farmers who lost land during controversial, sometimes violent land expropriation reforms that were instituted 25 years agoThe moves come amid a wave of sweeping tariffs imposed on countries around the world by US President Donald Trump, and as other countries scramble to renegotiate with Washington.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Have Trump’s tariffs killed US-Africa preferential trade?list 2 of 4Zimbabwe must abandon Rhodesian style of governancelist 3 of 4The Zimbabwean singer who found fame in China – and obscurity at homelist 4 of 4Amid Zimbabwe’s political crisis, hope and frustration brewend of listAlongside his stated aim of reducing trading deficits with the US’s trading partners, Trump has repeatedly claimed that white farmers in Southern Africa...