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A war of words is looming between former President of Botswana Ian Khama and the incumbent President Mokgweetsi Masisi.
Khama accused Masisi's government of failing the people of Botswana. But Masisi says people can vote the ruling BDP out of power if it wishes to.

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Botswana President Seretse Ian Khama has shied away from nominating his brother as vice president, ending a political and legal battle that threw the country's democratic reputation into question.
The Speaker, Deputy Speaker and Vice President have now been sworn into office...http://owl.li/EcflM

Director of Public Relations for the Botswana Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS), Edward Robert, has issued a statement after the DIS allegedly invaded the offices of a leading newspaper, Mmegi, on Thursday last week and took in its editor and a reporter for questioning.
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Botswana’s government has dismissed allegations that it plans to arrest and kill exiled former President Ian Khama if he returned home.


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The once solid Botswana opposition is now fragmented and a new party has been formed as a result. This is considered a serious knock on the oppositions' chances of ever ruling the landlocked country of just over two million people. In 2014 a coalition of opposition parties, called the Umbrella for Democratic Change won 20 seats out of the 57 contested parliament seats, the highest number of seats the opposition has ever won in Botswana.

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31 year old Botswana Minister of Trade and Investment Bogolo Kenewendo says in her short time in politics she has already been threatened at the Pan African Parliament.
Kenewendo is part of the "Leadership in The face of Adversity" Dialogue with 200 young leaders from the Continent in Johannesburg
She says young leaders especially women are threatened by those who want sexual favors, but she was threatened with death
for criticizing reporting at the Pan African Parliament, but young people should stand firm.
Nthakoana Ngatane is at the Africa Leadership Academy.

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Moving to Botswana, where the country's former president, Ian Khama continues to lash out at his successor, Mokgweetsi Masisi.
Khama calls Masisi an autocratic who's failing his citizens.
Meanwhile, Masisi is appealing for space to do his job.

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The leader of the main opposition in Botswana, the Umbrella for Democratic Change, Duma Boko, has cast doubt on the credibility of the elections to be held tomorrow.
Boko says the opposition is being harassed by intelligence services, making it difficult for it to campaign around the country.

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Former Botswana president Ian Khama mocked his former political party, the Botswana Democratic Party, after it lost the weekend by-elections to the opposition Umbrella for Democratic Change. Khama and his successor, Mokgweetsi Masisi, have become political enemies since the former president left office in 2018. Video: Facebook

The Presidents of Zimbabwe and Botswana have agreed on the free movement of their citizens.
People travelling between Zimbabwe and Botswana no longer need to use passports and a national from both countries can spend up to 90 days per year in the other country without using a passport or work visa or permit. The two countries have agreed that citizens will only need IDs to cross the border.
Botswana signed a similar agreement with Namibia earlier.
We're joined by the Zimbabwe and Lesotho Permit Holders Chair, Luke Mufaro Dzviti.

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Former Botswana President Ian Khama on fighting charges against him

The parliament of Botswana will finally convene on Wednesday, after two weeks of court battles over standing orders of the house.
The governing Botswana Democratic Party and the Attorney General wanted a vote for the Speaker and Deputy Speaker, as well as endorsement of the vice president to be done through a show of hands, not via secret ballot.
The High Court and the Appeals Court of Botswana ruled against them...http://owl.li/E9j3S

For more on Botswana elections, we're joined by SABC reporter Sentleeng Lehihi in Gaborone

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The IPU is launching a campaign called Parliaments for the Planet. The objective is to mobilize parliaments to act on the climate emergency.
Dothapelo Keorapetse, member of parliament shares steps taken by the Parliament of Botswana to tackle the climate crisis.

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The parliament of Botswana will finally convene on Wednesday, after two weeks of court battles over standing orders of the house.

Africa's best police service is that of Botswana despite being ranked 47th best in the world. This is according to the World Internal Security and Police Index (WISPI) released by two bodies, the International Police Science Association (IPSA) and the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP).

The index ranked the Rwandan police as Africa's second best (with global position of 50th) followed by Algeria (58th), Senegal (68th) and Tunisia (72nd) in that order. Completing the top 10 for Africa were,…
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Vicki Dillard reports on an attempted coup in Burkina Faso that was foiled.

Wongel Zelalem reports on Russian delegation having a discussion with Burkina Faso's interim president Ibrahim Traore about possible military cooperation.