Khama, Mnangagwa mend fences

Monday, February 12, 2018

Mnangagwa with Khama at GICC PIC. MORERI SEJAKGOMO

The frosty state of relations between Botswana and Mugabe-era Zimbabwe became clear today when President Ian Khama revealed that the on-going two-day state visit was the first in more than a decade.

By policy, state visits – the highest level of diplomatic interaction between countries – take place when one state invites the other.

Mnangagwa arrived in Gaborone this morning, held closed-door talks with President Ian Khama and addressed Parliament this afternoon. Tomorrow, he is headlining a Botswana-Zimbabwe business meeting, before touring the Diamond Trading Company Botswana.

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Khama, Mnangagwa mend fences

The frosty state of relations between Botswana and Mugabe-era Zimbabwe became clear today when President Ian Khama revealed that the on-going two-day state visit was the first in more than a decade.

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