Masisi denounces travel ban

Masisi PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Masisi PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

President Mokgweetsi Masisi has criticised the international ban imposed on Southern African countries due to the Omicron coronavirus variant. Some of the countries that have imposed travel bans include the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy.

Addressing the nation on Wednesday evening, Masisi said the action defeats the spirit of multilateral cooperation in dealing with the global pandemic. Botswana has confirmed 19 cases of Omicron variant.

“The decision to ban our citizens from travelling to certain countries was hastily made and is not only unfair but is also unjustified while remaining confident that reason and logic will prevail, the harshness of the decision has the effect of shaking our belief in the sincerity of declared friendship and commitment of equality and economic prosperity for us,” he said.

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