By Rutendo Jiri

Ambassadors on foreign missions are expected to rebrand the country as an eldorado and unequivocally denounce the continued stay of illegal sanctions on Zimbabwe, said an analyst.

Richard Runyararo Mahomva, a Political Scientist was speaking to this publication following yesterday’s appointment of five new Ambassadors to replace recalled or retired diplomats by President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

Mahomva said the incoming Ambassadors were tried and tested patriots whom citizens can rely on to project the country’s agenda at regional and international forums. 

“The appointment of a fresh tried and tested crop of the country’s representatives abroad is welcome.  The onus is on these five to add their voices and amplify calls for the removal of sanctions against Zimbabwe. They should also rebrand and market the country as an eldorado for sustainable investment,” he said.

President Mnangagwa appointed former Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Spokesperson, Mrs Charity Angeline Charamba as the country’s Ambassador to Zambia and former Special Advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Stuart Harold Comberbach as the country’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.

Former Prosecutor-General Johannes Tomana, has been deployed to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), former Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) Ambassador Taonga Mushayavanhu has been redeployed to Ethiopia, while former Ambassador to the United States, Ammon Mutembwa is now the country’s envoy to Belgium.

The Ambassadors successfully completed their diplomatic training at the Management Training Berueau in Msasa, Harare.

They are expected to complement Zimbabwe’s re-engagement drive which is being spearheaded by President Mnangagwa and the Foreign Affairs and Internal Trade Minister, Subisiso Moyo through engagement with diplomats at various forums.