Former President of Botswana, Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi, will lead a 16-member Commonwealth Observer Group (COG) to monitor Ghana’s general elections, scheduled for 7 December 2024.
He was seated not far from the dignitary suite, where former President Ian Khama, wearing a tie in the colors of Botswana’s flag, sat. In 2011, Khama effectively barred Malema from entering Botswana ...
Botswana’s former president Mokgweetsi Masisi (R), welcomes his successor Duma Boko (L) to the office of the president in Gaborone. Monirul Bhuiyan / AFP via Getty Images. The dramatic loss of ...
“Botswana has set the example of a true democracy at work for the whole world to see and emulate. For that singular act, the former president will remain inscribed prominently in our hearts.
Interestingly, it was former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan who was appointed as the African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) for the Botswana elections, and Masisi’s experience ...