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Jesse Jackson makes a point with Zimbabwe President, Robert Mugabe, and Chicago businessman Elzie L. Higginbottom.
Jesse Jackson makes a point with Zimbabwe President, Robert Mugabe, and Chicago businessman Elzie L. Higginbottom. (Courtesy Photo)
Zimbabwe on Path to Regain International Acceptance
Originally published May 22, 2013

HARARE, Zimbabwe (NNPA) – The United States has signaled that it is moving toward normalizing relations with Zimbabwe, the former White minority-rule nation once known as Rhodesia.more More Arrow
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