Dan gives a rapid history: Britain colonized Zimbabwe, redistributed the best land to whites, and the country became Africa's breadbasket in the 1970s. After the 1980 revolution, land was seized by people who didn't know how to farm, the economy tanked, and Zimbabwe became the poorest country on the globe — no cash anywhere, the president still blaming white people who are long gone.
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From No. 447 · November 1 2021