US showers Zimbabwe with praises

At a time when sponsored activists are trying to present Zimbabwe as an international pariah in the United States, the US has come out gushing about Zimbabwe, hailing the Government for honouring its international commitments and offering a safe haven for thousands of refugees from the world's hotspots.

This is despite the fact that US sanctions are estimated to have cost Zimbabwe over $42 billion in revenue since the turn of the millennium in addition to contracting the economy by a factor of over 40 percent.

In a video posted on the US Embassy in Harare Facebook page on Monday, US Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Harry K. Thomas Jr said: "To date, Zimbabwe has welcomed more than 9 000 refugees and we thank the Government of Zimbabwe for honouring its international commitments by providing a safe place for refugees."

He made the remarks while announcing that US President Barack Obama was expected to host a summit on the refugee crisis on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meeting yesterday.