Britain boosts aid to Zimbabwe
2008-12-04 21:12
London - Britain is boosting aid to Zimbabwe to help tackle a cholera emergency, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Thursday, denouncing President Robert Mugabe as leader of a "failed state".
"Mugabe's failed state is no longer willing or capable of protecting its people.
"Thousands are stricken with cholera, and must be helped urgently," he said in a statement released by his office.
"The international community's differences with Mugabe will not prevent us doing so - we are increasing our development aid, and calling on others to follow suit."
- AFP