Brown tells Mugabe: 'Enough is enough'

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown called on the international community yesterday to tell Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe "enough is enough".

Brown said a food crisis and cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe which have killed hundreds of people was an "international rather than a national emergency" that demanded a coordinated response.

"International because disease crosses borders. International because the systems of government in Zimbabwe are now broken.

"There is no state capable of protecting its people," Brown said in a statement.

"We must stand together to defend human rights and democracy, to say firmly to Mugabe that enough is enough."

While Brown did not explicitly call for Mugabe to step down, his comments echo calls on Friday from United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who said Mugabe's departure from office was long overdue.