The United States is expected to send a delegation to Zimbabwe to meet President Emmerson Mnangagwa, according to a Sunday Mail report by group political editor Ranga Mataire, published on 4 October 2026. The paper calls it a historic reset between Harare and Washington.
The claim comes from Zimbabwean officials. The report gives no date, no itinerary and no names of delegates, and it carries no statement from the White House or the State Department.
The plan grew out of meetings at the UN General Assembly in New York in September. ZANU PF spokesperson Chris Mutsvangwa said Mnangagwa met Republican congressman Marlin Stutzman of Indiana for more than an hour, and that the idea of a congressional and business delegation followed. Massad Boulos, Trump’s senior adviser for Arab and African Affairs, is also involved.
Two other things are cited as signs of a thaw. The US gave Zimbabwe a further 813 tonnes of raw sugar quota for 2027. And a bill in the US House, H.R. 5300, proposes repealing ZDERA, the 2001 law behind US sanctions on Zimbabwe. It is still a proposal.
The timing is awkward. US health funding to Zimbabwe, including HIV support, ended on 30 September after Harare rejected a $367 million deal with Washington.