The British Embassy in Harare @FCDOGovUK | Follow Ambassador @PeteVowles | DHM/Development Director @AbbotJo
Oct 25, 2021 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
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Trade between the UK and Zimbabwe was 244m USD last financial year
UK sanctions are asset freezes and travel bans on 5 Zimbabwean individuals for corruption & rights abuses. They don’t stop trade.
#ItsNotSanctions
Let’s get this straight: the UK imposed asset freezes and a UK travel ban earlier this year on 5 individuals for corruption and serious human rights abuses.
UK nationals normally resident in the UK but still here in Zimbabwe: please book a flight home asap. Get in touch with the embassy team if you haven’t already on ukinfo.harare@fco.gov.uk @flyethiopian’s next scheduled flight to London is Sat April 18. There are seats available
You can now apply for an emergency government loan if you cannot afford your travel costs back to the UK and you’ve exhausted all other options