WATCH: President Mnangagwa’s WGS engagement showcases Zimbabwe’s growing global influence

Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Professor Amon Murwira has described President Mnangagwa’s engagement at the just ended World Governments Summit (WGS) here as a demonstration of Zimbabwe’s growing influence on the global stage. “His Excellency President Dr ED Mnangagwa basically was on the world stage,” said Prof Murwira, reflecting on the scale and impact of Zimbabwe’s participation at the summit. The WGS, held under the theme “Shaping Future Governments,” brought together over 40 Heads of State, more than 6 000 bureaucrats and 400 ministers to discuss innovative governance models, economic transformation, technological advancement and Africa’s role in the next decade.

President Mnangagwa took part in high-level panel discussions on governance, sustainable development and technological innovation, reinforcing Zimbabwe’s “friend to all, enemy to none” foreign policy and “open-for-business” policy. Prof Murwira said the President’s interventions emphasised the importance of a stable and mature foreign policy. “Yesterday, he concluded his visit with a very good intervention on Zimbabwe’s policy of friend to all, enemy to none, as well as open-for-business policy, advocating for a stable and mature foreign policy, asserting the sovereignty of Zimbabwe and the sovereignty of Africa, and making sure that this world is able to develop technologically and economically, but based on mutual respect and on a stable geopolitical landscape.” The President’s panel was watched online by nearly 28 million people, in addition to attendees at the summit.

“So this is the platform when we say Zimbabwe’s agenda is engagement and re-engagement. You engage by getting onto the world stage and exactly that was what was happening yesterday,” Prof Murwira added. On the sidelines, President Mnangagwa held a series of meetings with business leaders and executives of global corporations, presenting Zimbabwe as a prime investment destination.

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Discussions focused on opportunities in energy, mining, infrastructure development, logistics, agriculture and renewable energy — sectors identified as key drivers of economic growth and industrialisation under the Second Republic. Prof Murwira also highlighted Zimbabwe’s credibility as a reliable partner. “His Excellency today is going back home on the back of a very good meeting and we are looking forward to continue pushing the agenda that Zimbabwe is open for business, is a friend to all and an enemy to none. Zimbabwe is a stable, mature, and reliable partner.”

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