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Zimbabwe’s currency: Britain to step in

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Britain could take steps to stabilise Zimbabwe’s currency
system and extend a bridging loan to help it clear World Bank and African Development Bank arrears.

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said on Wednesday on the sidelines of an African Union-EU summit in Abidjan that such support, however, depends on “democratic progress”,
“Those are indeed the things that we would try to do to help Zimbabwe forward, but we’ve got to see how the democratic process unfolds,” he said.

Zimbabwe is due to hold elections in 2018.
Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa was sworn in as president on Nov. 24 after the resignation of Robert Mugabe, and has said his government will focus on economic growth.
Johnson said: “Recent events in Zimbabwe offer a moment of hope for the country and its people.

“This is a time to look to the future and to make clear that Britain shares the common vision of a prosperous, peaceful and democratic Zimbabwe.

“I am encouraged by President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s words so far.

“During his inauguration speech, he promised to reform the economy and give investors the security of title they need if
Zimbabwe is to fulfill its potential and create the jobs that are sorely needed.
“For as long as the President acts on his words, then Britain is willing to work alongside him and offer all the support we
can.

“The UK’s relationship with Africa and the African Union will continue to go from strength to strength and as we leave
the EU I want to work even more closely with my counterparts in the region.”

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