Reports from those meetings indicate that Khama and his team had a relatively successful visit, on important matters concerning economic relations and even security concerns. Khama, as our readers would remember has had a few critics, us among them, for his initial hands-off approach to foreign policy, especially regarding the region. We know that in his early years Khama, who is close to his Tanzanian counterpart Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete visited that country.
The two agreed on the issue of Zimbabwe and for a moment Khama's foreign policy, led by perhaps one of the most undiplomatic Foreign Ministers in the history of this country Phandu Skelemani, seemed predicated on outbursts rather than one-on-one discussions with other countries. We criticised Khama for his lack of direct interest in the affairs of this region and this continent and his seeming arrogant methods. We further advised that a country like ours, small in political and economic power could not afford to be seen to constantly ignore the consensus of many other countries.
