Nicole Lee

Executive Director, TransAfrica Forum

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Executive Director of the TransAfrica Forum, a Washington, DC-based advocacy group for US foreign policy in Africa

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Zimbabwe, which used to be called "the breadbasket of Africa," is now an economic basket case, with half the people depending on food aid and inflation pegged at nine million percent. …

How Will the World Respond to Mugabe's Re-Election?

Zimbabwe, which used to be called "the breadbasket of Africa," is now an economic basket case, with half the people depending on food aid and inflation pegged at nine million percent. …

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With just a few weeks to go before a presidential run-off election,  Zimbabwe 's Robert Mugabe continues to crack down on his  opponents  and has banned aid groups from getting food to…

Mandela's Fading Vision of Peace for Southern Africa

With just a few weeks to go before a presidential run-off election, Zimbabwe 's Robert Mugabe continues to crack down on his opponents and has banned aid groups from getting food to…

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