Masisi picks ex-ICC judge to smooth relations with Pretoria
Bostwana's President Masisi has picked former ICC judge Sanji Monageng to become the next High Commissioner to South Africa in the hope she will smooth relations with Pretoria and help enforce the arrest warrant issued against his predecessor Ian Khama. [...] (275 words)
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Bridgette Radebe-Motsepe
Ian Khama
Jeff Radebe
Laurent Gbagbo
Mokgweetsi Masisi
Patrice Motsepe
Sanji Monageng
Southern African Development Community Administrative Tribunal
Tshenolo Modise
SOUTH AFRICA Politics 11/01/2023
Pretoria in no mood to give Ian Khama up to Botswana
A court in Gaborone has issued a warrant for the arrest of Botswana's ex-president, who is currently living in South Africa. But for both legal and political reasons, Pretoria has no intention of facilitating the task of its neighbour. [...]
BOTSWANA UNITED KINGDOM Politics 26/07/2022
Lord Hain takes up case of former president Ian Khama in House of Lords Free
In the fierce battle being fought between Botswanan president Mokgweetsi Masisi and his predecessor Ian Khama, a new front has been opened up in London. Lord Peter Hain has recently taken up Khama's case in the House of Lords. [...]
BOTSWANA Mining 27/06/2022
Masisi-Khama standoff casts shadow on Debswana vs Infotrac trial
The trial of a former private intelligence provider against the diamond giant Debswana is making ripples that can be felt as far as the presidential palace in Gaborone. President Masisi's side see the case as yet another front in its dispute with exiled former head of state Ian Khama. [...]
SADC Diplomacy 19/03/2021
Masisi forced to court Ramaphosa after Tshisekedi fails to back Botswanan candidate for top SADC post
Having hoped to persuade the Congolese president to back Botswana's candidate for SADC secretary-general, Masisi has returned from Kinshasa empty-handed. Now that he has done the rounds of most of the key influencers in this election, the Botswanan president has no choice but to pay a visit to his South African counterpart, with whom he does not have the best of relationships. [...]