Khama revives Masisi-era PR headaches for Boko

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Khama revives Masisi-era PR headaches for Boko

A familiar public-relations problem resurfaced for the government last week when former President Lt. Gen. Ian Khama, a prominent conservationist, reshared a BBC report on Facebook headlined, “Botswana condemned for slaughtering elephants for independence holidays.”

The post came as President Duma Boko’s administration faced growing international criticism over the decision to kill elephants for meat as part of celebrations marking Botswana’s 60th Independence Day.

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The post Khama revives Masisi-era PR headaches for Boko first appeared on Sunday Standard and is written by Sunday Standard Reporter