UK Minister for Africa Lord Collins plans to visit Zimbabwe as relations between the two countries improve rapidly. Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube met with Collins during African Development Bank meetings held across the Ivory Coast. The British official removed sanctions against four Zimbabwe security leaders and the arms company Zimbabwe Defence Industries. Ncube posted photos of their lunch meeting and praised the decision to lift penalties. The visit could strengthen diplomatic ties that had remained cold for many years.
The England cricket team played Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge stadium for the first time after decades of frozen relations. Officials from both cricket boards discussed future tours and sporting cooperation during the historic match. England wants to tour Zimbabwe sometime between 2027 and 2031, according to early discussions. The potential series could happen at a new cricket ground being built near Victoria Falls. England last played cricket matches in Zimbabwe in 2004, before political tensions ended all sporting contact completely.
The England cricket team played Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge stadium for the first time after decades of frozen relations. Officials from both cricket boards discussed future tours and sporting cooperation during the historic match. England wants to tour Zimbabwe sometime between 2027 and 2031, according to early discussions. The potential series could happen at a new cricket ground being built near Victoria Falls. England last played cricket matches in Zimbabwe in 2004, before political tensions ended all sporting contact completely.
