Though 77 other white farmers eventually joined him, he was the first and foremost: Mike Campbell v Republic of Zimbabwe.

ECONOMIST: Mike Campbell

"Thanks, the president of the Republic of Zimbabwe, for words that changed my understanding of you, " he said in front of thousands of mourners in Harare.

BBC: Zimbabwe's funeral diplomacy

Plans to develop some other assets depend on political stability coming to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zimbabwe.

ECONOMIST: A giant digs deeper for African gold