On Gaborone's foreign policy during COVID-19 and beyond

From the helm: President Masisi is charting the country's foreign policy PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
From the helm: President Masisi is charting the country's foreign policy PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

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The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and its broad impact on the country will require the presidency to radically rethink and review the strategic underpinnings and operational modalities of Botswana’s foreign policy.

Chief amongst these underpinnings, are two issues, namely, Botswana’s place in Africa and as an offshoot of that, its ‘Africa Agenda’ and multilateral agenda. Secondly, a comprehensive white paper that will inform and drive his economic diplomacy agenda.

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