From transit corridor to digital hub: Turning Botswana’s geography into an advantage

However, Botswana is also not alone in facing the challenges of being landlocked. Zambia and Zimbabwe face similar needs for reliable, diverse access to international routes. A shared constraint can therefore become a shared market.

But data economics differ from physical transit. As part of Cassava Technologies, Liquid Intelligent Technologies sits within a broader ecosystem spanning connectivity, cloud, data centres, cyber security and AI. From that perspective, digital value isn’t created simply by moving traffic efficiently. It’s also created where networks interconnect, where content is hosted, where data is protected and processed, and where digital services are built.