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BBC HomepageSkip to contentAccessibility HelpYour accountLiveNotificationsHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeMore menuMore menuSearch BBCHomeNewsSportWeatheriPlayerSoundsBitesizeCBBCCBeebiesFoodClose menuBBC NewsMenuHomeIsrael-Gaza warCost of LivingWar in UkraineClimateUKWorldBusinessPoliticsCultureMoreTechScienceHealthFamily & EducationIn PicturesNewsbeatBBC VerifyDisabilityWorldAfricaAsiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastUS & CanadaZimbabwe: US condemns deportation of aid workersPublished13 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, USAID’s Samantha Power said Zimbabwe’s commitment to democracy was hollowBy Ian CaseyBBC NewsThe US has accused Zimbabwe of harassing, detaining and deporting several of its nationals who were in the country as aid workers.The US Agency for International Development (USAID) said government officials and contractors had been “verbally and physically” intimidated.They were there to “support civic participation, democratic institutions and human rights”, the agency added.But Zimbabwe’s commitment to democratic reform was “hollow”, it said.The Zimbabwean government has not yet commented on USAID’s allegations.On Monday, the US announced fresh sanctions on Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa and other senior government officials, whom it accuses of corruption and human rights abuses.These replaced existing sanctions imposed two decades ago. A spokesperson for President Mnangagwa condemned the sanctions as “hostile” actions and accused the US government of “gratuitous slander”.Zimbabwe condemns fresh US sanctions as ‘coercive’In a statement, USAID’s administrator, Samantha Power, said that some of its members had been subjected to “overnight detention, transportation in unsafe conditions, prolonged interrogation, seizure of and intrusion into personal electronic equipment”.Ms Power went on to say that this event followed other “serious incidents” over the past two years, in which US government officials and citizens were subjected to “harassment and improper treatment” from Zimbabwean authorities. In a separate statement, Matthew Miller, a spokesman for the US State Department said that the aid team were legally admitted to Zimbabwe to “support the government of Zimbabwe’s expressed commitment to democratic reform”, something Ms Power called a “hollow” commitment. Ms Power’s statement concluded by saying that USAID would “continue to robustly support civil society, human rights defenders, and independent media” in the country but would “not hesitate to take additional measures to hold accountable those who deny Zimbabweans fundamental freedoms and good governance”.USAID says its work in Zimbabwe is to help “strengthen health services, increase security, support economic resilience and promote democratic governance”.Related TopicsInternational sanctionsZimbabweUnited StatesMore on this storyZimbabwe condemns fresh US sanctions as ‘coercive’Published1 day agoUS slaps fresh sanctions on Zimbabwe leadersPublished3 days agoZimbabwe’s governing party wins two-thirds majorityPublished4 FebruaryTop StoriesArmy’s top IRA spy ‘cost more lives than he saved’Published52 minutes agoWest Bank violence: ‘My child’s destiny was to get killed’Published5 hours agoFertility clinic licence suspended over concernsPublished6 minutes agoFeaturesWhy does International Women’s Day matter?Weekly quiz: Which billionaire hired Rihanna to celebrate a wedding?Singapore sting: How spies listened in on German generalMH370: The families haunted by one of aviation’s greatest mysteriesPride, pilgrims and parades: Africa’s top shotsWhy did the IRA not kill Stakeknife?’I’m really shy’ – The return of Gossip’s Beth DittoHow are the child benefit rules changing?The Iranian female DJs shaking the dance floorElsewhere on the BBCThe ultimate bromanceWatch the masters of satire Peter Cook and Dudley Moore with a look back through the archivesAttributioniPlayerDid one man from Iraq make Norway rich?Meet the man behind Norway’s rise to oil richesAttributionSoundsCan new evidence solve aviation’s greatest mystery?Ten years after the Malaysian Airlines flight disappeared, new technology may explain whyAttributioniPlayerHow Trump’s golf dream turned into a nightmare…His controversial golf development in Aberdeenshire was greenlit with awful consequencesAttributionSoundsMost Read1Boy, 11, found driving BMW towing caravan on M12TV star shaken after Jaguar brakes fail during drive3Fertility clinic licence suspended over concerns4University of Cambridge painting damaged by group5Keegan: ‘I’d have probably punched Ofsted staff’6US says UFO sightings likely secret military tests7’Bearman already marked out as potentially a special one’AttributionSport8Five killed in Gaza aid drop parachute failure – reports9Army’s top IRA spy ‘cost more lives than he saved’10Constance Marten: I carried baby’s body in a bag

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