{"id":42190,"date":"2024-01-20T17:53:58","date_gmt":"2024-01-20T17:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/?p=42190"},"modified":"2024-01-20T16:54:34","modified_gmt":"2024-01-20T16:54:34","slug":"efforts-to-end-khama-masisi-antipathy-intensify","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/efforts-to-end-khama-masisi-antipathy-intensify","title":{"rendered":"Efforts To End Khama-Masisi Antipathy Intensify"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span><b>President Joao Lourenco of Angola is not giving up on reconciling President Mokgweetsi Masisi and his predecessor, Ian Khama.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The press is informed that President Lourenco \u2013 who is the current Chairman of SADC and acting in that capacity \u2013 intends to dispatch a second delegation to consult with key figures, including former president Festus Mogae, former vice president Ponatshego Kedikilwe, former minister Charles Tibone, and BDP treasurer Satar Dada, in an effort to understand previous attempts at reconciliation failed.<\/p>\n<p>Special envoy<\/p>\n<p>Sources say President Lourenco\u2019s Special Envoy, Ambassador Tete Antonion, was sent to President Masisi on 21 December but was unable to meet with all previous mediators and engaged only with former minister David Magang.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Special Envoy will be coming on a fact-gathering mission,\u201d said one source. \u201cHe intends to hear from everyone who has tried to mediate in this issue and thereafter provide a comprehensive report to President Lourenco for a final determination on the matter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Lourenco had separate meetings with President Masisi and former president Khama in December 2023 and heard their perspectives.<\/p>\n<p>Decision by August<\/p>\n<p>A final decision on the Khama-Masisi animus is to be made before President Lourenco hands over the SADC chairmanship to President Emerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwean in August this year.<\/p>\n<p>This renewed attempt to reconcile the two men comes after former president of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo and other SADC leaders appealed to President Lourenco to intervene.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Lemogang Kwape has told the local media that President Masisi has already given his side of the story to President Mnangagwa and had a similar discussion with President Hage Geingob of Namibia last year.<\/p>\n<p>Business leaders eager<\/p>\n<p>The press is informed that local and international business leaders are also eager to have the two reconciled.<\/p>\n<p>High-level talks have occurred between Khama, Masisi and various business leaders, some with and others without interests in Botswana.<\/p>\n<p>Concerns have been raised about the negative impact of their antipathy on the country\u2019s image and potential for dissuasion of investors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\">Botswana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. 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