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Pretoria in no mood to give Ian Khama up to Botswana

Botswana's ex-president Ian Khama, in his home village in Serowe. © Monirul Bhuiyan / AFP

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. [...]

Published on 11.01.2023 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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