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Zimbabwe ‘must stop violence for US to lift sanctions’

The United States’ outgoing ambassador to Zimbabwe said Tuesday that Washington would only lift sanctions against President Robert Mugabe and his inner circle if polls are held peacefully. “There are disturbing signs of potential violence,” Charles Ray said in a farewell address to journalists on completing their studies.