Someone tell the President

There is no doubt that domestically, Khama has plenty of matters to keep him busy in the New Year, from the wave of job losses, sustaining growth and many others. These challenges are not unique to Khama and indeed many of the Heads of State who will be in Addis Ababa have left even greater challenges waiting back home.

Khama’s cynicism of African leaders is defensible to a point. Certainly, our continent’s leaders have the unique inability to introspect or conduct peer review, leaving the endless summits as mere retreats and escapades for large entourages, which often include wives, children and other relatives.