The announcement marks the latest restriction imposed by the Trump administration on travellers from Africa.
The United States has announced a pause on all routine visa applications for citizens of Zimbabwe.
The State Department said in a statement on Thursday that the US embassy in Zimbabwe would pause all routine visa services starting from Friday “while we address concerns with the Government of Zimbabwe”.
The embassy described the measure as temporary and part of the Trump administration’s efforts to “prevent visa overstay and misuse”.
Most diplomatic and official visas would be exempt from the pause, the US said.
The US has enforced new travel restrictions on citizens from several African countries under President Donald Trump’s broader immigration enforcement policies.
In June, the US put in place travel bans on citizens from 12 countries, seven of them in Africa.
It increased restrictions on seven other nations, three of…
