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A young Zimbabwean man holds up a portrait of Jesus Christ. Zimbabwe, 2007

Once considered a breadbasket for southern Africa, Zimbabwe has in recent years been plagued by rampant poverty, authoritarianism and over 80 percent unemployment. Recently, there have been shortages of food including some of the most basic such as bread, flour and cooking oil. There are also large shortages of fuel for cars and other products.