Philip Barclay lived and worked as a diplomat and journalist in Zimbabwe during 2007-2009 - one of the few permitted Western observers of events on the ground. In this electrifying first-hand account we witness the key events that mark the decline of this once prosperous and stable nation.
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Zimbabwe is a country both blessed and cursed. British diplomat Philip Barclay witnessed the downfall of what used to be Africa's finest country, culminating in the tumultuous events of 2008 when Zimbabwe's people voted against Robert Mugabe. But their desire for change was denied as vicious squads [...]