johannesburg donald trump interest rig elections zimbabwean opposition leader tendai biti say could teach thing two biti arrest treason detain month dare suggest party defeat president robert mugabe vote 2008 deny food beat put leg iron beat private part biti lawyer late serve finance minister eventual unity government tell reuters real election rig opposition figure africa part world lack 240-year u.s. history peaceful transition power trump assertion november u.s. presidential election rig declaration may accept outcome dangerous word donald trump gift tin-pot dictators african continent give currency legitimacy rig exist america exist anywhere biti say idea talk absolutely idea say biti speak experience three election defeat mugabe 92-year-old ex-guerrilla run zimbabwe since independence 1980 make us cross africa real election rig long-serving rulers face u.s. criticism past already use trump remark counter washington pro-democracy message ugandan president yoweri museveni power 30 years re-election seventh term february u.s. officials accuse government arrest opposition figure harass supporters intimidate media trump comment say museveni spokesman wanyama eye-opener sit lecture countries realize easy democracy process really take time trump refuse debate wednesday say whether would respect result nov. poll send chill spine musikari kombo former local government minister kenya 1,500 people kill wave ethnic bloodletting unleash dispute result 2007 election shock horrify kombo say people africa always challenge elections say see vindicate even mother democracies presidential candidate will accept rig u.s. officials include state governors trump republican party say serious vote fraud problem unite state election clean nevertheless trump ally allege anomalies voter roll cities philadelphia chicago could allow vote dead people count behalf opponent hillary clinton hard think would make year election gabon opposition leader jean ping cry foul narrowly lose president ali bongo whose family rule oil-producing former french colony half century focus ping concern province haut-ogooue result show 95.46 percent voters back bongo turnout 99.9 percent double anywhere else gabon constitutional court lead long-time mistress bongo father omar uphold result would say mr. trump come gabon see fake democracy look like see steal election look like say alexandre barro chambrier senior ping adviser democracy rule one family one man impose dictatorial regime add mr trump serious trump 's rig election comment 'gift dictators say africans