Botswana Charges Ex-Leader Khama With Illegal Weapons Possession

Former Botswanan President Ian Khama has been formally charged with 14 counts relating to the illegal possession of firearms in what is the first attempt at the criminal prosecution of a previous head of state.

Khama, who is charged with three others, was not at the court in the capital, Gaborone, after having moved to South Africa in November, citing th…