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Good times in Zimbabwe

November 30th 2015
I flew from Addis Ababa to Harare, making a quick stop-over in Lusaka, Zambia. I spent 11 days in Zimbabwe. English is widely spoken in Zimbabwe and the local languages mostly spoken are Shona and Ndebele. After experiencing hyper-inflation in late 2000’s, during which notes of a trillion Zimbabwean Dollars were printed, the government adopted the US Dollar as the local currency. The Botswana Pu ... read more
Africa » Zimbabwe » Harare

Zimbabwean Flag The UK annexed Southern Rhodesia from the South Africa Company in 1923. A 1961 constitution was formulated that favored whites in power. In 1965 the government unilaterally declared its independence, but the UK did not recognize the act and demanded ... ... read more
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