A travel warning to American citizens in Zimbabwe urging
them to leave the African country has been issued by the US government.

The US State Department says that Zimbabwe's current
political, economic and humanitarian crises have serious implications
for security and it recommends that people should consider leaving.

The warning says: “All US citizens in Zimbabwe
are urged to take those measures they deem appropriate to ensure their
well being, including consideration of departure.”

The Zimbabwe government's appropriation of land
from farmers and suppression of political opposition has helped to fuel
a crisis, raising the possibility of violent protest.