M. Mogae s’est éteint vers 7h30 heure locale (5h30 GMT), a-t-il précisé, décrivant ce dernier comme un homme d’Etat éminent qui a servi la nation avec « honneur, intégrité et une diligence extraordinaire ».

M. Boko a décrété trois jours de deuil national en l’honneur du défunt dirigeant.

Selon un communiqué du gouvernement, Festus Mogae était soigné dans un hôpital de Gaborone, la capitale, avant d’en sortir le 20 avril pour poursuivre sa convalescence à domicile.

Né en août 1939, Festus Mogae a été le troisième président du Botswana de 1998 à 2008. 

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Le président rwandais Paul Kagame a achevé sa visite d’État de deux jours au Botswana par une visite du siège de la Diamond Trading Company Botswana (DTC Botswana), fleuron de l’industrie diamantaire du pays.

Pour marquer l’événement, les employés de l’entreprise ont dévoilé un grand portrait du chef d’État rwandais réalisé en diamants. DTC Botswana, coentreprise détenue à parts égales par le gouvernement botswanais et le groupe sud-africain De Beers, est considérée comme la plus grande structure de tri et d’évaluation de diamants bruts au monde, avec une capacité pouvant atteindre 45 millions de carats par an.

Cette visite a également été marquée par la signature de six accords bilatéraux entre le Rwanda et le Botswana, destinés à renforcer la coopération économique et à stimuler les échanges commerciaux entre les deux pays.

Parmi les accords conclus figure un protocole d’entente entre le Centre d’investissement et de commerce du Botswana et le Conseil de développement du Rwanda, l’agence chargée de promouvoir les investissements et le développement économique rwandais.

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This follows reports of the Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak in South Africa’s North West province, which forms the southern boundary of Botswana.

With Botswana being a significant beef exporter to the EU market, the Ministry of Lands and Agriculture, has made a clarion call for Batswana to jealously protect the beef and livestock industry from the dreadful disease, by observing the laid disease control protocols.

The situation in the neighboring South Africa could ruin lives should the disease make its way into Botswana, the ministry of agriculture permanent secretary, Mr Kabelo Ebineng cautioned during a recent tour of the livestock disease control cordon fence along Molopo River.

He warned farmers to look after their cattle and ensure no contact with those of their neighbours in South Africa. Control measures will include destroying of animals from Botswana that cross over to South Africa where the disease has been detected. 

Animal disease control legislation empowers authorised persons to destroy animal infected or suspected of being infected or any animal which has been in contact with a diseased animal.

Farmers whose livestock will be destroyed will receive P700 compensation per cow and P200 for a goat while repeat offenders will only be entitled to P200 compensation for a cow and P25 per goat, Mr Ebineng stated.

Government erected a veterinary cordon fence along Molopo River between 2023 and 2024 in response to the FMD scare in South Africa’s North West Province and to protect Botswana’s cattle industry.

It also drilled boreholes along the frontier to keep livestock away from the river and surface water sources close to the border.

Mr Ebineng explained that any outbreak of FMD within a 10 kilometre radius from the export abattoir could cause cessation of operations at Botswana Meat Commission.

He also explained that the disease also posed a threat to the imported bulls and semen at Ramatlabama Artificial Insemination Ranch.

Meanwhile, there were reports of some farmers who continued to vandalise the fence and water their cattle in the river hence risking contact with South Africa livestock.

By Daily News Botswana

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According to the district’s acting senior social welfare officer, Mr Basimane Mothoagae, already 39 people had been accommodated at Matsitama Primary School. He said a number of houses were affected, which prompted the council to do house to house assessments.

Kgosi Reuben Kethobogile of Matsitama said there were no fatalities recorded save for only person, who sustained injuries when the house collapsed on him.

One of the victims, Ms Barulanaye Basekilwe, a teacher at Matsitama Primary School, said her furniture, which included tv, couch and other household items were destroyed. 

With Daily News and Gazeti Africa55

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