A Botswana electoral commission agent explains the proceedings to a voter at a polling station in Gaborone during general elections on October, 24, 2014. The country will hold elections on October 23, 2019. PHOTO | MONIRUL BHUIYAN | AFP
Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi has ordered general elections on October 23, as tensions rise with his estranged predecessor, Ian Khama, the man who put him in the top job.
Khama, whose father led the southern African country to independence, has accused Masisi of becoming an autocrat and threatening the country's reputation as a beacon of stability in a troubled continent.
