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Life expectancy in Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe is 34 for women and 37 for men. Inflation is out of control; food, water and fuel are in short supply and corruption is rife. Elections are planned for March, but no one thinks they will change much.
Writer: Steve Bloomfield Photographer: Frédéric Courbet
Zimbabwe
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