Zimbabwe accuses Britain of cholera genocide

Robert Mugabe's government has blamed "biological warfare" waged by Britain for the cholera outbreak that has killed at least 800 people in Zimbabwe.

His ministers said the disease had been introduced to the country by the UK as part of a campaign of 'genocidal onslaught'.

Information minister Sikhanyiso Ndlovu said: "The cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe is a serious biological, chemical war force, a genocidal onslaught, on the people of Zimbabwe by the British. It's a genocide of our people."



"This was a calculated warfare. There are forces who are continuing to plant anthrax and cholera disease. Cholera is a calculated, racist attack on Zimbabwe by the unrepentant former colonial power, which has enlisted support from its American and Western allies so that they can invade the country.”

With demands rising for Mr Mugabe to face prosecution in The Hague for human rights abuses, Mr Ndlovu instead called for the British prime minister to be brought to justice.

"Gordon Brown must be taken to the United Nations Security Council for being a threat to world peace and planting cholera and anthrax to invade Zimbabwe – our peaceful Zimbabwe," he said.

You can see a video of Mr Ndlovu making his comments on this page.