Boko’s foreign fixers attract US scrutiny

Sunday Standard Boko’s foreign fixers attract US scrutiny An unusual cast of international businessmen and lobbyists has emerged as private deal makers around President Duma Boko, attracting scrutiny from the United States’ foreign influence transparency system and raising questions about the nature of their role. Hardly two years since President Boko swept to power promising transparency, accountability and a new economic direction, a small but influential network of foreign businessmen and international intermediaries has quietly emerged around Botswana’s new administration. .ihc-locker-wrap{}There's more to this story But to keep reading, we need you to subscribe. Investigative journalism is an indispensable part of a healthy society, but it's also expensive to produce. We are reliant on subscriptions to fund our work, and while you can enjoy most of our stories for free, a small number of premium features are reserved for subscribers. You can subscribe for one week, a month or a full year - the choice is yours. Save 77% on an annual subscription. Click here to find out how. Existing subscribers can log in to keep reading here. jQuery(document).ready( function(){ jQuery('#iump_login_username').on('blur', function(){ ihcCheckLoginField('log', 'Please complete all required fields!'); }); jQuery('#iump_login_password').on('blur', function(){ ihcCheckLoginField('pwd', 'Please complete all required fields!'); }); jQuery('#ihc_login_form').on('submit', function(e){ e.preventDefault(); var u = jQuery('#ihc_login_form [name=log]').val(); var p = jQuery('#ihc_login_form [name=pwd]').val(); if (u!='' && p!=''){ jQuery('#ihc_login_form').unbind('submit').submit(); } else { ihcCheckLoginField('log', 'Please complete all required fields!'); ihcCheckLoginField('pwd', 'Please complete all required fields!'); return FALSE; } }); } ); The post Boko’s foreign fixers attract US scrutiny first appeared on Sunday Standard and is written by Khonani Ontebetse