Boko named on Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2025

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Making waves:; Duma Boko PIC REUTERS/TIMES

President Duma Boko has been named one of the leaders on the Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2025 list, being recognised for leading the seismic change last year that brought Botswana’s first change in political power since Independence in 1966.

The Time’s list includes leaders, artists, icons, titans, pioneers and innovators from across the globe who are driving change across the world.

“It includes nine leaders who are fighting for justice, equality, and democracy, at a moment when the rights of so many are at stake,” Time’s researchers wrote at the unveiling of the list yesterday.

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Boko named on Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2025

President Duma Boko has been named one of the leaders on the Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2025 list, being recognised for leading the seismic change last year that brought Botswana’s first change in political power since Independence in 1966.

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