Botswana: Liar Mugabe Too Old to Confront, Says Ian Khama Government

President Ian Khama's government has taken umbrage at President Robert Mugabe's snide remarks about the Botswana leader but said in a cheeky formal response Thursday it will not confront the 93-year-old leader because of his advanced age.

Addressing a Bi-national Commission he co-chaired with South African President Jacob Zuma this week, President Mugabe said Botswana's Foreign Minister, Dr. Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi, lost her bid to become African Union Commission chair because of Khama's half-hearted approach to continental affairs.

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