Boko warms up Botswana, SA relations after years of strain
Friday, May 02, 2025 | 970 Views |
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South Africa is Botswana’s largest trading partner, accounting for over 50% of Botswana’s imports. Despite this heavy reliance on South Africa, Botswana’s former president Mokgweetsi Masisi took endless jabs at South Africa, rattling the giant.
South Africa, which has been labelled endlessly as a sleeping giant by many analysts, has been slow to respond and flex its muscle until now with President Boko fast tracking the process of reconciling the two countries.
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