A Zimbabwean man buys maize cobs in Harare

A Zimbabwean man buys maize cobs in Harare, February 5, 2016. President Robert Mugabe has declared a state of disaster in most rural parts of the country severely hit by a drought, with 26 percent of the population said to be in need of food aid, the government has said in a statement. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo