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Tanzania: President Kikwete's plea to Brown
Obscene would be putting it too strongly, but it did seem odd talking about dead African children amid the gilded Louis XIV interiors of Lancaster House last week. One of London’s finest townhouses, just across the road from Buckingham Palace, this is where Rhodesia’s independence from Britain was signed in 1979.
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Zimbabwe: a dangerous place to drive
Today, the Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has returned to Zimbabwe after treatment in Botswana for injuries from the car accident which killed his wife, Susan. Tsvangirai, who is President Robert Mugabe’s most hated political rival, said: “In such incidents there is always speculation but in this case I want to assure you that if…
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The first round of a tough Zimbabwe fight
Tendai Biti, Zimbabwe’s new finance minister, has got to have about the toughest job in the world. His mission: end the meltdown and deliver on promises made by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai to pay civil servants and kick-start Zimbabwe’s moribund economy. The trouble is, he’s got no money and rich countries aren’t prepared to bankroll…