how can us foreign policy be adapted to facilitate economic and
technological development in zimbabwe?

I think the US should follow the example made in Iraq, where a
dictator was murdering and oppressing his people in the same way.

Wait a minute, Zimbabwe doesn't have oil so I guess the best bet is ignore it.

murunbuchstansinger, 

Zimbabwe is under sanctions, despite the lack of oil.

BTW, I feel awkward to be the one defending Mugabe, but he wasn't
charged by anyone of having murdered a rebelious ethnic group with
chemical weapons. He doesn't threaten any country in his region
(unlike Saddam, attacking Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Israel on
separate occasions). Should I carry on?

Mugabe murder squads use acid
http://www.nationalvanguard.org/story.php?id=1497

Mugabe accused of mass murder
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panorama/1844779.stm

Mugabe's policy of murder
http://www.genocidewatch.org/ZimbabweFacingMassMurder12August2005.htm

Mugabe held liable for murder by US courts
http://www.afrol.com/News2001/zim035_mugabe_liable.htm

Search term used "mugabe murder"

Time taken <2 minutes

Knowledge needed - a bit about the world outside of the USA.

I stand corrected. And then again, my first claim stands: Zimbabwe is
under sanctions.

The sanctions simply target "specifically identified individuals and
entities in Zimbabwe."

This is not against Zimbabwe per se.

http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/programs/zimbabwe/zimb.pdf

Forgive my cynicism in connection with these sanctions, but they are
open to interpretation and to circumvent them hardly seems difficult.

Compare these to the sanctions against, shall we say, some other
countries where mass murders have taken place.

Murun,
Thanks for the link to the site on sanctions.  Real neatsy keen, and
wow!  -  $500,000 fine if one ignores it -  but where does one get a
list of the bad people, or has the list even been made?
(Don't bother to reply if you don't know.)
Regards, Myoarin

Not sure if this is comprehensive or up to date even, but here ya go:

http://www.zimbabwedemocracytrust.org/outcomes/details?contentId=1683

I haven't read this in detail, but seems the same gist as that cited
on the US Treasury website:
http://www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/programs/zimbabwe/charts/zimb_chart.pdf

Hey, thanks for taking the trouble.  I hope it wasn't too time consuming.
Greatly appreciated, Myoarin