Washington — The US imposed sanctions on Zimbabwean Kudakwashe Tagwirei, an adviser to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, on Wednesday, accusing the prominent businessperson of being corrupt and helping to support the government of Zimbabwe.

In a statement, the US treasury department said it blacklisted Tagwirei and Zimbabwe-based Sakunda Holdings, of which he is CEO, accusing him of using “opaque business dealings and his ongoing relationship with President Mnangagwa to grow his business empire dramatically and rake in millions of US dollars”...