
Botswana president: Bushmen can't go home
President Mogae of Botswana told a protester in the UK this week that the Gana and Gwi 'Bushmen' who have been forced off their land in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve will not be allowed to go home.
President Mogae of Botswana told a protester in the UK this week that the Gana and Gwi 'Bushmen' who have been forced off their land in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve will not be allowed to go home.
Peaceful protests are expected to dog President Mogae of Botswana throughout his visit to Britain this week.
'The Government was justified in removing the Basarwa ['Bushmen'] from the Reserve... It is sensible of Government to take such action. Otherwise who would always want to remain in the Dark Ages while others move forward?'
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A report released by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination condemns Botswana's treatment of the 'Bushmen' as racist.
A senior MEP has publicly slated the Botswana government over their eviction of the Gana and Gwi Bushmen from the central Kalahari.
'Why must I move? They will kill me for my land... We are oppressed until we die, and soon there will be no one left.' Mogetse Kaboikanyo, who died in June 2002 after being forced to move.