Oleen Ndori, Foreign Editor
THE year 2025 saw Zimbabwe’s exports surging past the US$9 billion mark, stemming from engagements with strategic economies as the country continues to advance, the Zimbabwe is open for business mantra.
In addition to economic growth, the country is also seeking to play an integral role in advancing global peace efforts and in late 2025, Harare launched its bid for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council.
Engaging with diplomats in Harare this Thursday, President Emerson Mnangagwa reaffirmed Harare’s position on global geopolitics and multilateralism as it vies for a seat on this global body, and this message was received and well-endorsed.
“I would like to commend you for Zimbabwe’s candidature to the United Nations Security Council for a non- permanent seat for the period 2027-2028, and we are confident that Zimbabwe will be elected an advocate for global peace and security,” Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, H.E James Musoni said.
“Kenya is supporting Zimbabwe’s candidature to the non-permanent seat of the UN Security Council, and this is something he highlighted, but we see of importance that this will be very critical for Africa to be represented by this country and by His Excellency Dr E.D Mnangagwa on the UN Security Council,” Kenyan Ambassador to Zimbabwe, H.E Getrude Nyausi Angote noted.
“Zimbabwe’s bilateral relation, they are at a very excellent level, and we are firmly supporting Zimbabwe’s candidacy to the UN Security Council,” Brazilian Ambassador to Zimbabwe, E Vilmar Rogeiro Coutinho Junior stated.
For Jamaica and France, advancing trade relations is also critical.
“We welcome the encouragement of His Excellency to foster trade between Zimbabwe and the European Union and France, especially. We think that it’s a very good orientation that we support very much. Zimbabwe and Jamaica share deep roots in terms of our historical and cultural heritage,”French ambassador to Zimbabwe, H.E Paul-Bertrand Barets noted.
“I was pleased to hear the President speak about Zimbabwe becoming even more assertive in the international sphere. I think this is a good thing. It’s a good moment for the South,” Jamaican Ambassador to Zimbabwe, H.E Joan Thomas Edwards said.
This Wednesday, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Professor Amon Murwira concluded a strategic visit to the Pacific region seeking support for Zimbabwe’s bid to the United Nations Security Council.
As he addressed the diplomats, Professor Murwira maintained that for Harare, seeking mutually beneficial relations that protect the dignity and prosperity of the Zimbabwean people is a key cornerstone of the foreign relations doctrine.
“Guided by our foreign relations and international trade policy and the doctrine of foreign relations and international cooperation, we pursue trade as a sustainable instrument of peace. In this regard, Zimbabwe presents itself as an equal, stable and dependable partner, promoting peaceful, dignified and beneficial partnerships, leveraging on trade.”
From politics to economics and trade, sports and tourism, Zimbabwe is advancing engagements with the community of nations in a way that spurs development not only for Zimbabwe but also for the region, SADC, COMESA, the African Union, as well as the United Nations, deeply rooted in the spirit of building a world united in peace, security and multilateralism.
