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Poverty Means that People’S Votes are Subject to Inducements

Poverty Means that People’S Votes are Subject to Inducements

writes Emma Etim Africa-Press - Botswana. At polling stations across Africa’s biggest democracy, intermediaries offer rice and phone credit to those willing to have their...
Private Tech Entrepreneurs Shaping Tomorrow'S Warfare

Private Tech Entrepreneurs Shaping Tomorrow’S Warfare

writes Ezenwa Olumba Africa-Press - Botswana. There is a new generation of weapons being developed by the private sector, outside of government regulation. The fear...
NDP 12 Promote Justice for all

NDP 12 Promote Justice for all

Africa-Press - Botswana. The justice sector remains steadfast to play a central role in upholding the role of law, protecting citizens and promoting good...
African Countries Need Strong Development Banks to Push Back

African Countries Need Strong Development Banks to Push Back

Africa-Press - Botswana. A quiet but consequential contest is playing out in the global financial architecture. One that could determine Africa’s ability to finance...
Infrastructure Funding Catalyst for Economic Growth

Infrastructure Funding Catalyst for Economic Growth

Africa-Press - Botswana. In its endeavor to transform Botswana into a premier regional hub for trade, travel and investment by building world class infrastructure,...
Scaling a Business Beyond Gaborone and Francistown

Scaling a Business Beyond Gaborone and Francistown

Africa-Press - Botswana. Expanding a business beyond Gaborone and Francistown requires careful planning, market research, and strategic execution. Botswana’s economy is growing, but most...
Africa'S Trade Deal with the US in Limbo for Exporters

Africa’S Trade Deal with the US in Limbo for Exporters

Africa-Press - Botswana. The US-Africa preferential trade deal – in place for a quarter century – expired on 30 September 2025. It’s far from...
Reclaiming Botswana’S Tourism Wealth

Reclaiming Botswana’S Tourism Wealth

Africa-Press - Botswana. As Botswana charts a new course for tourism, the Blue Route project promises to return value and ownership to local hands...
Françafrique and the Shifting Influence of France in Africa

Françafrique and the Shifting Influence of France in Africa

Africa-Press - Botswana. The term “Françafrique” describes the political, economic and military networks built to preserve French influence in Africa. It refers to a...
DE BEERS DEAL: WHEN THE NUMBERS SAY NO

DE BEERS DEAL: WHEN THE NUMBERS SAY NO

By DOUGLAS RASBASH Africa-Press - Botswana. Once championed as Botswana’s next step in economic sovereignty, the De Beers acquisition has quietly disappeared from policy plans...