The head of the African Union observer mission, Olusegun Obasanjo, has said they will be alerting the Zimbabwe Electoral Commision to any irregularities in the voting process.

He said the AU is committed to helping Zimbabwe have free and fair elections.

Despite these assurances from the former Nigerian President, Zimbabweans remain somewhat sceptical about the AU's commitment to this ideal.

The AU commission chairperson, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, made a very disappointing statement on Friday, a statement that was criticised by Morgan Tsvangirai. She said that the AU were satisfied with the election arrangements and that Tsvangirai had not raised any concerns with her.

But Tsvangirai said he had had a meeting with her and raised many concerns. He said that from her past record she had shown she was biased towards Mugabe, so she could not be an impartial observer.