EU Extends Zimbabwe Arms Embargo by One Year in Sanctions Review

The European Union extended an arms embargo on Zimbabwe by a year — until February 2027 — as part of an annual review of sanctions it imposed against the southern African nation.

The EU has had restrictive measures in place against Zimbabwe since February 2002, when the European Council, made up of the bloc’s member states, expressed grave concern over the situation in the country, particularly serious human rights violations under then-President Robert Mugabe’s government. Mugabe resigned after the military seized control in 2017 and died two years later.