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The Southern Times
March 24, 2018
The 65-year-old former BDF commander added, “Please ask the incoming President Mokgweetsi Masisi to make sure that I am reinstated as the BDF commander on the 1st of April when he takes over as the President of the country.” He was making the plea to former President Festus Mogae saying he was the one whoÃâà...
AllAfrica.com
March 24, 2018
In 2006, former Botswana president Festus Mogae said: "For our people, every diamond purchase represents food on the table, better living conditions, better healthcare, safe drinking water, more roads to connect our remote communities and much more." Indeed diamonds have transformed the BotswanaÃâà...
World Politics Review
March 23, 2018
In dozens of African countries, laws criminalizing same-sex sexual acts are among the more pernicious holdovers from the colonial era. Even as LGBT rights activists have made considerable gains in securing access to health services and combating specific human rights abuses, decriminalization hasÃâà...
The Voice Online (blog)
March 19, 2018
Later on in his speech, Khama shifted his attention to his predecessor, former President Festus Mogae, reminding him that he was the one who took him from the BDF when he had some years left to work. “Please ask the in coming President Mokgweetsi Masisi to make sure that I am reinstated as the BDFÃâà...
The Voice Online (blog)
March 17, 2018
He recalls that former president; Festus Mogae also once brought shoes and a belt to be fixed. “I knew then that I was doing a great job,” he says beaming. While fixing the president's shoe was a great boost for his business, Munguri says he particularly remembers a pair of 35 years old shoes he fixed forÃâà...
ReliefWeb
March 12, 2018
The Assembly COMMENDS the AU High Representative for South Sudan, Alpha Oumar Konare, former President of Mali, and the Chair of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission [JMEC], Festus Mogae, former President of Botswana, for their collective efforts towards implementation of the ARCSS.
Independent Online
March 3, 2018
After leaving the military, Khama served for a decade as vice president to Festus Mogae, replacing him as president when he stepped down in April 2008. Months later he rejected the declaration of Mugabe as the winner of Zimbabwean elections that were marred by violence and intimidation, the onlyÃâà...
Mmegi Online
February 27, 2018
The instance of balancing things is not new to the BDP as even during former president Festus Mogae's tenure, the then Barata Phathi political formation fought for inclusion in both party and government as the dominant faction had purely excluded the marginal one. Their prayers would later be answeredÃâà...
AllAfrica.com
December 31, 1999
President Khama further thanked third President Dr Festus Mogae, who recruited him from the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) in 2007 and made him to join politics though his love and joy still remained with the army. He hailed democrats for the gifts they showered him with and asked them to remainÃâà...
CPI Financial
December 31, 1999
Previous winners are Hifikepunye Pohamba of Namibia (2014), Pedro Pires of Cabo Verde (2011), Festus Mogae of Botswana (2008) and Joaquim Chissano of Mozambique (2007). Nelson Mandela was made the inaugural Honorary Laureate in 2007. The Prize Committee praises Sirleaf's 'exceptionalÃâà...
Mmegi Online
December 31, 1999
When former president Festus Mogae asked me to join politics, I did not want to because I still loved being a soldier. So I am going to talk to Vice President Mokgweetsi Masisi to appoint me as the BDF commander again on April 1).” Talk that Khama was. going to lead the army again after his presidencyÃâà...
