[20030815]RS21595_津巴布韦更新.pdf

1Economist Intelligence Unit, “Country Report on Zimbabwe,” August 1, 2003.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21595August 15, 2003Zimbabwe Updatenamer ed actedSpecialist in International RelationsForeign Affairs, Defense, and Trade DivisionSummaryZimbabwe is facing triple digit inflation, shortages of cash and fuel, and an adultHIV infection rate of 33.7%. The commercial farm sector has been severely damagedby land seizures, and both food production and tobacco exports are declining. ThegovernmentofPresidentRobertMugabe,now79,hastakensomemeasurestodealwitheconomic problems, but these have not proven effective. Meanwhile, the politicalsituation remains stalemated despite reports of possible talks between the ruling partyandtheopposition. OppositionleaderMorganTsvangiraiisfacingtreasoncharges,andhuman rights groups continue to report violence against opposition supporters. TheUnited States has imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe leaders in an effort to promotechange. In July 2003, President Bush said that President Mbeki of South Africa, whohasbeennon-confrontationalwithMugabe,isthe“pointman”onZimbabwe. Anal