Masisi, Ramaphosa meet paves way for Khama extradition

President Mokgweetsi Masisi (left) and Cyril Ramaphosa met last week FILE PIC
President Mokgweetsi Masisi (left) and Cyril Ramaphosa met last week FILE PIC

The recent Fifth Botswana-South Africa Bi-National Commission meeting in Pretoria has paved way for former president Ian Khama’s impending extradition to Botswana to answer for criminal charges the State has laid against him.

President Mokgweetsi Masisi and his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa held bilateral talks on Friday, specifically in the area of cooperation between the two Southern African neighbouring nations.

Although before the meeting, government officials had denied that the Khama issue would be discussed at the meeting in Pretoria as the gathering was squarely about bilateral relations, Ramaphosa has confirmed that indeed the matter was discussed.

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