US$202 million for Zim NGOs

Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has concluded his tour of Europe and the United States without raising a penny for the inclusive government although he acquired US$202 million for NGOs, which are mostly British or US-based entities.

International news agencies quoted British Prime Minister Gordon Brown as pledging full support once the reform programme "gained momentum"on the ground . Nearly all the countries visited by Tsvangirai said their money will be channelled through NGOs.

Tsvangirai undertook a six-nation tour of Western capitals, with a brief from President Robert Mugabe and his Cabinet, to call for the lifting of economic sanctions and press for financial assistance to bankroll economic recovery.

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