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Namibia: Botswana’s president-elect: A politician who did the unthinkable – News

Namibia: Botswana’s president-elect: A politician who did the unthinkable – News

Africa Links 24 with Danai Nesta Kupemba
Published on 2024-11-02 06:49:13

Confident and well-mannered, Botswana’s new president Duma Boko carries the traits of a highly trained human rights lawyer.

The 54-year-old’s thoughtful, fluent sentences speak of his legal education first in Botswana and then at Harvard Law School in the United States.

And despite being humble in victory, the fact that he won the presidency at the third time of asking reveals a single-minded ambition.

For over 50 years opposition politicians have dreamt of unseating the mighty Botswana

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