Tobacco farming
President Donald Trump gestures as he steps off Air Force One upon arrival at Minneapolis Saint Paul International Airport, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Small trucks are used to transport people who crossed the Limpopo river, border between Zimbabwe and South Africa, East of the border town of Musina, South Africa, Tuesday June 30, 2020. Illegal trade is one of the few businesses to flourish since South Africa imposed sweeping measures at the end of March to try to combat the new coronavirus. Neither the newly built fence nor South African military patrols appear to be effective at hindering the smuggling trade. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
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By Mathilde Boussion Aug. 28, 2020 04:07 AM EDT

In this photo taken Thursday, April 30, 2020, a worker sprays chemicals on a tobacco crop before they are stored in a tobacco barn at a farm outside Zimbabwe's capital, Harare. Troubled Zimbabwe has officially opened the tobacco selling season after a month-long delay amid a coronavirus lockdown. Tobacco is the country's second biggest foreign currency earner after gold, and it brought in about $750 million last year. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
Troubled Zimbabwe hopes for some relief in tobacco sales

By Farai Mutsaka May. 08, 2020 05:00 AM EDT