Political High Tension in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Election Violence Robert Mugabe Morgan Tsvangirai MDC Zanu PF
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Economic Freefall
A shopper waits for change after paying 3 billion Zimbabwean dollars for a head of cabbage June 29, 2008. In Zimbabwe, unemployment is at nearly 80% and inflation is over 100,000%.

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