Ian Khama

Khama’s hand still rocks Botswana

Africa Menzi Ndhlovu - 17 Oct 2019

Shift in alliances, a new party and an unhappy ex-president may affect the outcome of next week’s election

Botswana ex-president backs opposition ahead of poll

Africa Agency - 14 Oct 2019

Ian Khama threw his weight behind the opposition in order to oust his handpicked successor

Botswana allegations are ‘crazy’

Africa Simon Allison - 23 Aug 2019

Mining mogul Bridgette Radebe denies meddling in the neighbouring country’s politics

Ian Khama and the post-presidential blues

Africa Simon Allison - 7 Jun 2019

Ian Khama thought he had executed the perfect transition from power. He was wrong. Now his hand-picked successor is tearing up his legacy

Botswana’s governing party braces for high-stakes congress

Africa Agency - 5 Apr 2019

For the first time in the history of one of Africa's most stable democracies, the ruling BDP will see a genuine fight for the top job

Botswana arrests ex-spy boss

Africa bogdan TagDiv - 18 Jan 2019

High-profile arrest comes against the backdrop of a struggle between the president and his predecessor

Botswana’s big men battle it out

Africa bogdan TagDiv - 14 Dec 2018

Current President Masisi is unpicking former president Khama’s legacy

Botswana hangs on to the death penalty

Article Staff Reporter - 31 Aug 2018

Most of Africa is abandoning the death penalty but Botswana — an affluent, landlocked, diamond-exporting state — is among the leading exceptions

Who is Botswana’s new spy chief?

Africa bogdan TagDiv - 17 Jul 2018

Peter Magosi joined the army at the age of 22 and progressed through the ranks to become a brigadier

Botswana’s electoral disconnect ― and how it keeps the ruling party in power

Africa bogdan TagDiv - 16 Apr 2018

By disconnecting presidential terms from electoral cycles, ruling parties in Botswana and South Africa preserve the ‘incumbency effect’

Who is Botswana’s new President Mokgweetsi Masisi?

Africa bogdan TagDiv - 3 Apr 2018

He could reverse many of Ian Khama’s controversial policies, but is incoming President Mokgweetsi Masisi politically strong enough to do so?

Botswana president’s bittersweet farewell

Africa Staff Reporter - 28 Mar 2018

Khama instituted populist programmes but he was also seen as authoritarian

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