Zimbabwe Expelling U.S. officials, accusing them of promoting regime change.

Zimbabwe's government deported officials and contractors working for the US government last month and this week accused them of promoting "regime change" in their country. The Zimbabwean government has been trying to counteract both domestic and international challenges to its authority. It points to a deeper tension over the United States' proclaimed efforts to promote democracy around the globe. Zimbabwe has accused America of trying to impose its values and of hypocrisy, given the threats at home to its own democracy. Zimbabwe has supported Russia's invasion of Ukraine and has grown closer to both China and Russia.