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Zimbabwe Transnational Issues:
Disputes — international:
Botswana has built electric fences and South Africa has placed military along the border to stem the flow of thousands of Zimbabweans fleeing to find work and escape political persecution; Namibia has supported and in 2004 Zimbabwe dropped objections to plans between Botswana and Zambia to build a bridge over the Zambezi River, thereby de facto recognizing a short, but not clearly delimited Botswana-Zambia boundary in the river
Refugees and internally displaced persons:
refugees country of origin: NA
IDPs: 100,000-150,000 (MUGABE-led political violence, human rights violations, land reform, and economic collapse) (2004)
Illicit drugs:
Transit point for African cannabis and South Asian heroin, mandrax, and methamphetamines destined for the South African and European markets |
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