Old 'allies' will not solve Zimbabwe's economic woes
Ties with liberation war-era allies -- Russia and China -- are too superficial to solve Zimbabwe's economic problems
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- 'Look East'
- Rhetorical value
- Historical precedent?
- Continuity
- Younger generations?
- Revision
- Politics dominates
- Governance standards
- Russia deal
- Economic consequences
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_350.jpg "Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe addresses a media conference after a meeting with Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov (Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo)")