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					<description><![CDATA[Published by The Daily Mail (7th September, 2019) Back in 2009, a diplomatic delegation arrived in Harare to see President Robert Mugabe. They found the despot, in his [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Published by The Mail on Sunday (29th July, 2018) Tomorrow marks a landmark in the cruel history of Zimbabwe: the first election since independence in 1980 without Robert [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Published by The Mail on Sunday (17th May, 2015) Sean McLaughlin had a simple dream – to build a new life in paradise while helping the island community [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Published in The Independent on Sunday (August 4th, 2013) The streets of Harare were largely empty yesterday as a nervous nation digested its official election result and awaited [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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