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.
When the State cannot rely on its own machinery to pursue suspected wrongdoing, repairing that machinery must become a national priority.The establishment of a Special Investigations and Asset Recovery Task Force may help government respond to the immediate challenge. However, Botswana cannot afford to leave the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) and the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) struggling whilst building...