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BDP seeks peace with Khama

Balopi and Khama.PIC.BDP
Balopi and Khama.PIC.BDP

The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) is set for a landmark meeting with former president and Bangwato chief Ian Khama, along with his uncles, in what is being framed as an effort to reconcile after years of strained relations.

The BDP leadership will travel to Serowe on August 23, 2025, to meet Kgosikgolo Khama IV, his uncles, and the Bogosi, delivering a formal apology for what the party now calls its “wrongs and regrettable actions” of the past.

The occasion will be the first high-profile engagement between the two sides since relations broke down more than a decade ago.

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