War in faraway Ukraine is suffocating Zimbabwe

Future Nyamukondiwa inspects a stunted cob in her dry maize field in Mutok, Zimbabwe. PHOTO | AFP via Getty Images

What you need to know:

  • Before the war between Russia and Ukraine broke out, Zimbabwe’s economy was already saddled with rising inflation, low foreign direct investments, unsustainable foreign debt levels and corruption, among a litany of problems