§ Dr. TongeTo ask the Minister of State, Department for International Development (1) what recent discussions she has had with the Government of Botswana regarding the bushmen of the Kalahari desert; and if she will make a statement; [115618]
(2) what recent discussions the Secretary of State has had with the Government of Botswana regarding the bushmen of the Kalahari; and if he will make a statement. [116034]
§ Hilary BennThe Secretary of State visited Botswana on 1–2 April 2003 as Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister for Africa. During her visit she discussed with the Government of Botswana the issue of the relocation of the bushmen from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. Her discussion was the latest in a continuing dialogue between the two Governments about the bushmen and about wider poverty issues in Botswana.