Southern Africa: Zimbabwe 'Has Lost 20 Years' and It Needs to Catch Up

To say the treasury coffers are empty is an understatement

The next six months are going to be the most demanding for the new leader of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa. To say the treasury coffers are empty is an understatement. Zimbabwe has massive reserves of gold, platinum and lithium, over a dozen national parks, acres of fertile agricultural land and probably the most literate population on the continent. But to kick-start meaningful production, international aid is urgent.

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