The US has imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa for corruption and human rights abuses.
The order also affects other senior leaders in the country – blocking their assets in the US and barring them from unofficial travel.
The new sanctions replace a broader programme that was introduced two decades ago.
As well as Mr Mnangagwa, the United States also sanctioned 10 other people and three businesses.
Those on the list include First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, and Defence Minister Oppah Muchinguri.
Various other senior security officials, including members of Zimbabwe’s national police and Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), are also targeted, as are businesspeople found to have facilitated state corruption.
They include presidential advisor Kudakwashe Tagwirei, his wife, and two of their businesses.
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