How TK hijacked elephant poaching press conference

Khama appears to have been uninvited, before holding an impromptu press conference of his own after the event
Khama appears to have been uninvited, before holding an impromptu press conference of his own after the event

The Botswana government’s strategy when dealing with the elephant poaching crisis sparked by Elephants Without Borders (EWB) director, Dr Mike Chase, appears to have been to ignore 'the elephant in the room' that is the Minister of Environment, Wildlife, Conservation and Natural Resources, Tshekedi 'TK' Khama.

The situation turned into a crisis after the BBC report by Alastair Leithead headlined, “dozens of elephants killed near Botswana wildlife sanctuary” was picked by many international media outlets.

The BBC had attributed the unsubstantiated elephant massacre to claims that government had disarmed the anti-poaching units just after former president, Ian Khama, handed over power to President Mokgweetsi Masisi.

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