Hungry Zimbabwe

The Mugabe regime is willing to starve its own people:

Zimbabwe, where more than five million people face famine, claimed yesterday that it had enough food to feed its population and would not seek aid supplies this year.

The claim was dismissed as ridiculous by agricultural experts and aid workers who said it was an attempt by the regime to secure full control over food supplies before next year's parliamentary elections.
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The regime of President Robert Mugabe has a history of exploiting food shortages. In a country where scores have died of starvation in recent months, food is a powerful political tool as the ruling Zanu-PF government has a record of giving supplies only to loyal supporters.
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The government's claims were dismissed by independent analysts and aid experts who said 5.5 million Zimbabweans, 2.5 million of them in urban areas, needed food assistance.

In March, 63 people, including 48 children, were reported to have died from hunger in the second city, Bulawayo.

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Aid agencies estimate that 5.5 million Zimbabweans - almost half in urban areas - will require emergency food aid this year. A recent German survey found a shortfall of around 900,000 tons of maize this year.