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Africa-Press – Botswana. <\/strong><\/span>President Mokgweetsi Masisi and his predecessor Ian Khama remain poles apart in their mutual animosity inspite of several efforts at reconciling them, the latest being at SADC level by Angolan president Joa\u0303o Lourenc\u0327o as the current chairman of the regional bloc.<\/b><\/p>\n

Lately President Masisi appears to have closed the door on any attempt to reconcile with Khama.<\/p>\n

In a statement to journalists this week, the President says that he will not engage in reconciliation efforts and that decisions will be made in the political arena.<\/p>\n

Luanda<\/p>\n

He and Khama were invited to meet with Angolan president and SADC chairman, Joa\u0303o Lourenc\u0327o in Luanda on 28 December 2023, an invitation that both men accepted and honoured.<\/p>\n

While it was understood that their differences formed the agenda of the meeting, President Masisi says a meeting between Khama and himself was never a part of the arrangement.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe never met and I have no reason to meet him,\u201d he said this week. \u201cWe shall only meet on the political field.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lemogang Kwape, recently told journalists in Gaborone that the President had met his Angolan counterpart in Luanda and told him his side of the story about his soured relationship with Khama and returned home.<\/p>\n

Face to face<\/p>\n

However, a statement released by the SKI Khama Foundation on 4 January stated that the Angolan invitation was for the specific purpose of bringing Khama and Masisi face to face for a possible resolution of their differences.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur information is that after arriving in Angola, President Masisi became unavailable for the agreed meeting (and) instead opted for a private meeting with President Lourenc\u0327o, and left immediately after the meeting,\u201d said the SKI statement.<\/p>\n

In a subsequent development, The press recently reported that President Lourenc\u0327o was planning to send a delegation to meet with previous mediators in the Khama-Masisi antipathy in order to better understand why earlier efforts to reconcile the two men had failed.<\/p>\n

The previous mediators named were former president Festus Mogae, former vice president Ponatshego Kedikilwe, former minister Charles Tibone, and BDP treasurer Satar Dada.<\/p>\n

Evidence<\/p>\n

Khama\u2019s view is that President Masisi is avoiding a meeting because he fears being exposed by evidence.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe does not want any resolution that will see me back in the country before the elections,\u201d said Khama. \u201cBut as you know, I have indicated I will return before the elections, with or without a resolution.\u201d<\/p>\n

Khama has also criticised Masisi for not informing the Angolans of his position, accusing him of wasting their time and resources in attempting to facilitate a meeting.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Botswana. President Mokgweetsi Masisi and his predecessor Ian Khama remain poles apart in their mutual animosity inspite of several efforts at reconciling them, the latest being at SADC level by Angolan president Joa\u0303o Lourenc\u0327o as the current chairman of the regional bloc. 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