Former Commander of Botswana Defence Force (BDF) Ground Forces, Major General Pius Mokgware, has warned that the on-going feud between President Mokgweetsi Masisi and his predecessor Ian Khama, if not resolved, could degenerate into a civil war that will reverse the gains made by the country. Supported by other MPs when responding to the State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Wednesday, the MP for Gabane-Mankgodi said what is happening between Masisi and Khama is not good for the country. “This is a dangerous stage. We must tread very carefully, lest we slide into a civil war,” he warned. Mokgware said what is happening in Botswana is similar to what led to a civil war in Burundi. The Burundian Civil War was an armed conflict lasting from 1993 to 2005. The civil war was the result of long standing ethnic divisions between the Hutu and the Tutsi ethnic groups in Burundi. Recently there has been talk that Masisi appoints senior public servants along tribal lines which was vehemently denied by his supporters who warned that such allegations are used to fuel ethnic tensions in the country. The Masisi-Khama fallout is alleged to have caused factions within the disciplined forces, especially…