An opportunity to deepen trade and investment between the US and Botswana
Friday, November 03, 2023 | 860 Views |
Eyeing growth: Van Vranken says AGOA provides a platform to increase trade between the US and Botswana
“The United States is all in on Africa,” President Biden affirmed during the U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit last December.
Our stories have always been intertwined. Today we know that our success—the success of all our people, on both sides of the Atlantic—is inextricably linked. Our African partners are central to the United States’ approach to driving trade that is accessible, fair, competitive, and resilient. We need to partner together to protect the dignity of all workers and sustainability of our planet -- and pursue a race to the top amongst institutions and enterprises.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...