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ViewpointJune 3 2019

Botswana investment minister hopes pan-African trade dream can become a reality

A reputation for stability and progressiveness is helping Botswana build international relationships as well as nurture the ideal of a continent-wide trade area. The country’s minister of investment, trade and industry, Bogolo Joy Kenewendo, talks to Adrienne Klasa about its plans.
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Botswana is not the most talked about country in Africa, for what are largely understandable reasons. This vast, landlocked country in southern Africa is wealthy, developed and – in contrast to its more turbulent neighbours – peaceful.

It is also quite progressive, as demonstrated by the appointment of the then 30-year-old Bogolo Joy Kenewendo to its cabinet in 2018. As minister of investment, trade and industry, Ms Kenewendo is keen to promote her country as a stable and globally connected hub for doing business in Africa.

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