Barclays' millions help to prop up Mugabe regime Three British firms provide key finance, allowing the Zimbabwe leader to defy world condemnation Antony Barnett and Christopher Thompson Sunday January 28, 2007 The Observer (UK) Barclays bank is helping to bankroll President Robert Mugabe's regime in Zimbabwe, providing millions of pounds of support for his vilified land reforms, The Observer can reveal. Mugabe's opponents describe the bank's activities as a 'disgrace' and an 'insult' to the millions who have suffered human rights abuses. Barclays is the most high-profile of three British-based financial institutions, which, in total, have provided more than $1bn...