Botswana needs a terrorism threat alert advisory system
Friday, October 04, 2024 | 360 Views |
African regions such as the Sahel, Lake Chad Basin and the Horn of Africa are not the only ones considered new theatres of terror activity but the phenomenon has expanded to West Africa’s coastal states, Central Africa and Southern Africa.
The 2020 Global Terrorism Index shows that seven out of 10 countries badly affected by terrorism in the world are from Africa with the Sub-Saharan Africa being the second region in the world affected by deadly terrorism superseding the Middle East. The lethality of terrorism is increasing in Africa in contrast to other parts of the world and estimates show that close to $97 billion of informal economic activity is lost each year due to terrorism.
While the minister is of the view that the proposal would have significant positive economic impact, the entertainment industry players believe otherwise. The issue has over the weeks become a hot potato. But what is of essence right now is that the country needs liberal ideas to move in the right direction While opening up the economy may sound quite interesting to the ear, rolling out extended trading hours through pilot programmes without...