{"id":9549,"date":"2022-06-30T14:35:58","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T14:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/botswana-president-mokgweetsi-masisi-officially-opens-7th-southern-african-customs-union-summit"},"modified":"2022-06-30T15:18:14","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T15:18:14","slug":"botswana-president-mokgweetsi-masisi-officially-opens-7th-southern-african-customs-union-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/botswana-president-mokgweetsi-masisi-officially-opens-7th-southern-african-customs-union-summit","title":{"rendered":"Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi officially opens 7th Southern African Customs Union Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2Q1xSeVvgkM<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi officially opens 7th Southern African Customs Union Summit\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2Q1xSeVvgkM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi has officially opened the 7th Southern African Customs Union Summit (SACU) in Gaborone. 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