EU ambassadors agree to extend blacklist against Zimbabwe

European Union ambassadors have agreed to renew sanctions imposed against Zimbabwe for a third year, notably extending a list of officials banned from entering EU countries, an EU official has said.

A diplomat from Ireland's EU presidency has said that ambassadors from the 15 EU member states have agreed at weekly talks to adopt an extended list of 95 Zimbabwean officials - including President Robert Mugabe - on an EU visa blacklist.