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Botswana’s reflections, participation at TABEF 2025

Partnerships: Turkey’s ambition to grow its bilateral trade with Africa to $75 billion presents Botswana with new opportunities PIC: DEIK
Partnerships: Turkey’s ambition to grow its bilateral trade with Africa to $75 billion presents Botswana with new opportunities PIC: DEIK

ISTANBUL: Botswana for the first time joined the rest of the continent as Africa converged in Istanbul last week for the fifth Turkey–Africa Business and Economic Forum (TABEF).

TABEF, a prestigious forum, brings together prominent representatives of public and private sector actors from both Africa and Turkey.

Botswana’s Minister of Trade and Entrepreneurship, Tiroeaone Ntsima, led a delegation of two officials including Director of International Business, Malebogo Kote and Maureen Chirengendure, principal commercial officer.

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