Reply #20: Look who's talking: Bush calls for fair Zimbabwe poll [View All]

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BBC

US President George W Bush has called for "free and fair" elections to be held in Zimbabwe.

Speaking on a visit to Tanzania, Mr Bush said the people of Zimbabwe deserved a government that recognised their "basic human rights".

Earlier, Mr Bush signed a $698m deal with Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikweteto to reduce poverty.

Mr Bush is in the east African nation on the second leg of a six-day five-nation tour of the continent.

The deal will help improve roads, power and water supplies and comes as part of the Millennium Challenge compact, which makes grants to countries which stick to democratic principles and sound economic policies.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7249048.stm