Vice President Merafhe at the Council on Africa

Let me take this opportunity to express my sincere appreciation to the Corporate Council on Africa, for hosting this important interactive meeting.

I am aware that many, if not most, of you around the table, are familiar with the evolution of my country Botswana, from its humble beginnings as a Least Developed Country at Independence in 1966, to its present classification as an upper middle income country.

This formal categorisation has however, not immunised Botswana against the daunting development challenges facing other developing countries.

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