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He gave a tawdry glamour to the world’s second oldest profession
President for three decades who squandered high hopes and left his country in crisis
The former FT Africa editor reports from Bulawayo, the country’s second city, ahead of a critical election
Mugabe’s violent drive for absolute power and the earlier failure to forge a liberal middle way still haunt the country today
So much is at stake in this combination of tragedy and farce playing out in Harare splendour of State House
From Boko Haram militants to financial crisis, leader has faced huge problems
An insider’s account of Robert Mugabe’s regime is also a brave act of defiance
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