US decision absurd

The decision made by the United States of America to extend the illegal sanctions on Zimbabwe by another year is nothing but just an insignificant ideology that will not solve anything between the countries.

It is interesting to note ever since the US imposed illegal sanctions on Zimbabwe, the day to day business of the country has never stopped. It is well known that the US was not pleased when President Mugabe won the 2013 elections. The US President, Barack Obama hoped for a regime change in the country, unfortunately his wishes were unsuccessful.    

President Mugabe remains Zimbabwe and Africa's favourite. Apparently, the President is leading two giant posts namely African Union (AU) and Southern African Development Community (SADC).

On his African Union chairmanship acceptance speech, President Mugabe noted that his main thrust is to ensure that the Agenda 2063 if fully employed. Agenda 2063 is a road map of developmental programmes which Africa as an integrated continent is determined to carry out over the next 50 years. This road map recognizes that key to develop the continent, is to be certain that Africa has to benefit from its own natural resources.

The US main mandate is to siphon natural resources, especially minerals from Africa. President Mugabe is totally against this school of thought and for that reason; the US decided to extend illegal sanctions on the country.

The US leader stated that, "The actions and policies of these persons continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the foreign policy of the United States".

President Mugabe's policies are aimed at freeing the nation and the continent against vestiges of colonialism and poverty. On that view, the President enlightened the US and its cronies that Zimbabwe can do without them. Truly, Mr Obama must be aware by now that illegal sanctions are not effective in the Zimbabwean environment. US can go on and extend the time framework of illegal sanctions, but in Zimbabwe that doesn't follow.  

It is alleged that economic sanctions are a popular way by large governments to exert their disapproval over other governments. To be very honesty, the issue of our policies in Zimbabwe does not in any way affect the foreign policy of America. Zimbabweans are hardworkers who do not tolerate such nonsensical issues.
     
Our policies in Zimbabwe are there to protect our resources. Recently, President Mugabe noted that the US government was once in its worst economic crisis and benefitted from the Chinese government.

"It's China which sustained America- I want this loud enough for Obama to hear –sustained America during their economic crisis through the bonds..."

For that reason, America should not boast about extending sanctions on Zimbabwe because at one point it was on a worst economic catastrophe. What the US wants in Zimbabwe is to exploit mineral resources.

Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) was also sanctioned by the US government in the 1970s. This West African nation was home to Africa's strongest economies in terms of the booming coffee and cocoa exports. Because of that, the US government prohibited all the people and organisations that traded with Cote d'Ivoire.

Also, the US government sanctioned a number of countries among them Iraq, Liberia and Sudan. Just like Zimbabwe, all these countries were forbidden from doing business with the US government. The good part of it is that these countries are still surviving outside the illegal economic sanctions that were imposed on them.