Harare the early 21st century Harare has been adversely affected by the political and economic crisis that is currently plaguing Zimbabwe, after the contested 2002 presidential election and 2005 parliamentary elections. The elected council was replaced by a government-appointed commission for alleged inefficiency, but essential services such as rubbish collection and street repairs have rapidly worsened, and are now virtually non-existent. In May 2006 the Zimbabwean newspaper the "Financial Gazette", described the city in an editorial as a "sunshine city-turned-sewage farm". In 2009, Harare was voted to be the toughest city to live in according to the Economist Intelligence Unit's livability
African Export–Import Bank African Export–Import Bank African Export–Import Bank, also referred to as Afreximbank, is an African financial institution, headquartered in Cairo, Egypt, whose primary objective is to promote and finance trade within the African continent and trade between Africa and other continents. The headquarters of Afreximbank is located at 72 (B) El Maahad El Eshteraky Street, Heliopolis, Cairo, the capital and largest city in Egypt. The bank maintains a branch office at 2 Gnassingbe Eyadema Street, Asokoro, Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria. The bank's second branch office is located at Eastgate Building, Third Floor, North Wing, Gold Bridge, Harare, the capital