Botswana honors 97-year-old who fought eviction of Indigenous people in Kalahari

Mongabay
Oct 26, 2026, 10:54 pm96 ptsTrending
Roy Sesana, a 97-year-old Indigenous rights campaigner who opposed the Botswana government over the removal of San communities from their traditional lands in Central Kalahari, has received an honorary doctorate from the University of Botswana. The university awarded Sesana an honorary Doctor of Letters on Oct.…

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