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Botswana court thwarts president's plans to tap brother as vice-president

Botswana's government says it will accept a court ruling that effectively thwarts President's Ian Khama's bid to appoint his brother as vice-president.

Khama, re-elected for a second term last month, wanted lawmakers to vote by a show of hands for his deputy instead of through a secret ballot that would have allowed a party revolt.

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