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President of Botswana conducting state visits and bilateral engagement with China, Mozambique, and other nations on trade, investment, and governance reform.
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The Botswana Gazette
Months after the forensic audit reached President Duma Boko, his governance adviser Motlatsi Molapisi says he has yet to read it and cannot comment on its findings. …
Boko Adviser Still Awaits AuditThe Botswana Gazette
President Duma Boko has blamed Botswana Railways’ former board for frustrating a private-sector partnership he says could have helped turn around the loss-making parastatal. …
Boko Blames Board For BR WoesDaily News Botswana
President Advocate Duma Boko has urged public service leadership to inject agility into daily operations and rethink structures that continue to slow down government delivery. …
Boko calls for radical reforms in public serviceBotswana Sunday Standard
Sunday Standard BDF retirees demand march to Boko’s office over pension dispute Botswana Defence Force (BDF) retirees have escalated their long-running pension dispute with government, demanding permission to stage a peaceful march to President Duma Boko’s Office and threatening …
BDF retirees demand march to Boko’s office over pension disputeWeekend Post
… Duma Boko’s Special Envoy, Dr. Farzam Kamalabadi, has presented a range of commercial opportunities worth P10,882,472,000 in Botswana’s power sector to American and Gulf markets. …
Boko’s moneyman dangles P11 billion carrotMmegi
… Company (ODC) and The Nkashi Trust, the documentary brings into focus the lives, challenges and resilience of communities whose existence is closely tied to one of Botswana’s most important natural landscapes.The premiere, which drew an audience that included President Duma Boko …
Batho Ba Metsi gives voice to Okavango peopleDaily News Botswana
… The premiere, attended by President Advocate Duma Boko, Minister of Sport and Arts, Jacob Kelebeng, Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, Leader of the Opposition and Maun North legislator, Mr Dumelang Saleshando as well as conservationists, traditional leaders, …
Batho Ba Metsi honours Okavango Delta custodiansBotswana Sunday Standard
Sunday Standard Boko faces first data-driven judgement The debate on Batswana’s lips over whether President Duma Boko is taking Botswana in the right direction or the wrong one will, for the first time, be grounded in hard evidence when the Mo ibrahim Foundation releases the 2026 …
Boko faces first data-driven judgementThe Botswana Gazette
Amid growing reports that the medicine shortage is costing lives, President Duma Boko has appealed for patience, saying his government is working to dismantle years of corruption, procurement failures and systemic weaknesses blamed for the crisis GAZETTE REPORTER President Duma B …
Boko Pleads for Patience Over Meds CrisisThe Botswana Gazette
The Director-General’s decision to revive the disputed P100 billion claim, while the government is still battling a P83 million legal bill, now casts the DIS chief as a serious liability to President Boko’s administration.BONGANI MALUNGA Director General of the Directorate of Int …
MAGOSI BECOMES P100BN LIABILITYPresident Advocate Duma Boko toured the Museum of the Communist Party of China during a State Visit to the People's Republic of China on Wednesday. The museum, opened in 2021, covers the Communist Party's history from 1921 to the present through over 2,600 images and 3,500 cultural relics and artefacts.
15 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
President Advocate Duma Boko toured the Museum of the Communist Party of China during a State Visit to the People's Republic of China on Wednesday. The museum, opened in 2021, covers the Communist Party's history from 1921 to the present through over 2,600 images and 3,500 cultural relics and artefacts.
15 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
President Advocate Duma Boko announced that Botswana-China relations have been elevated to a Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership, which will enable businesses to operate seamlessly in Botswana and across Africa. Boko emphasized Botswana's political stability, recent peaceful change of government, and highest continental credit rating as reasons investors should view it as the safest entry point to Africa.
15 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Botswana and China have signed a Memorandum of Agreement on news dissemination through broadcasting media, represented by Botswana Television and Xinhua News Agency respectively, as part of President Duma Boko's state visit to China. The agreement establishes a legal framework for cooperation in news dissemination via television and internet platforms.
15 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Botswana and Huawei have signed a Cooperation Agreement on Digital Transformation covering cloud computing, smart education, telemedicine, public security, and artificial intelligence. President Advocate Duma Boko, who toured Huawei's Beijing Research Institute, said the partnership would help make critical government services seamless, efficient and accessible.
14 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
President Duma Boko told President Xi Jinping in Beijing that Botswana wants to follow China's rapid development path, praising China for lifting over 800 million people out of poverty in less than four decades and commending its visionary leadership since 1949.
13 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
President Duma Boko called for closer cooperation between government and the private sector at the Second Presidential Business Roundtable to unlock investment and develop industries capable of driving growth beyond mining, though businesses continue to face bureaucratic hurdles in securing finance.
12 October 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
Public sector nurses fell to 7,620 in 2024 from 8,948 three years earlier, while the combined density of doctors and nurses dropped to 35 per 10,000 people from 42 in 2021, remaining below the WHO benchmark of 45 per 10,000, according to Statistics Botswana. President Duma Boko's government is moving to establish a National Health Insurance system to expand access to healthcare and reduce financial barriers.
12 October 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
President Advocate Duma Boko will face a defining decision over the future of Botswana's intelligence services as the contract of Brigadier Peter Fana Magosi, director general of the Directorate of Intelligence and Security, expires on 13 October 2026.
12 October 2026 · Weekend Post →
Botswana aims to establish an e-mobility hub for producing and assembling electric vehicle components, leveraging its 50-year diplomatic relationship with China. A site has been identified in Serorome Valley along the Tropic of Capricorn for the project, with President Advocate Duma Boko visiting China to benchmark against Fuzhou's 30-year development transformation.
12 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
President Advocate Duma Boko travelled to China on October 9 for a state visit at the invitation of President Xi Jinping, aimed at strengthening bilateral relations and advancing cooperation in trade, investment, agriculture, health, education, tourism, and infrastructure.
12 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
President Advocate Duma Boko held official talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing to discuss trade and economic cooperation, including agriculture, health, education, digitalisation, defence, tourism and infrastructure development. Boko participated in a wreath-laying ceremony and officiated at the Botswana-China Business Forum during the state visit.
12 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Botswana and Mozambique have agreed to elevate their bilateral cooperation framework into a Binational Commission chaired by their respective presidents to deepen political relations and widen trade. The decision was announced by Mozambican President Daniel Chapo during a three-day state visit to Botswana hosted by President Duma Boko, with the new structure intended to enhance accountability and track implementation of bilateral agreements.
9 October 2026 · Weekend Post →
The Botswana Congress Party has questioned President Duma Boko's reported decision to extend Directorate of Intelligence and Security Director General Brigadier (Rtd) Peter Magosi's contract, noting tension with the UDC's previous calls for intelligence reform.
8 October 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
President Duma Boko told the UN General Assembly that developing countries face unfairly high borrowing costs, forcing governments to choose between debt service and spending on schools, hospitals, and job programmes. He called for cheaper, more reliable financing access and greater private capital investment in developing economies.
8 October 2026 · Weekend Post →
President Duma Boko has called on the private sector to transform Botswana's economy through innovation, production and genuine entrepreneurship rather than relying on government tenders. He criticised the dominance of "tenderpreneurship"—middleman business models that inflate prices without adding value—and urged businesses to focus on manufacturing, intellectual property development and utilising local resources.
8 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Dr Gevorg Tamamyan, an Armenian oncologist and Botswana's candidate for WHO Director-General, personally approached the Botswana Government in August, meeting President Boko and ministers to request their nomination for the position.
7 October 2026 · The Botswana Gazette →
President Duma Boko received the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester during their four-day official visit representing King Charles III, describing the visit as a symbol of Botswana's status in the Commonwealth and an opportunity to cement relations with the United Kingdom during the year marking 60 years of independence and six decades of diplomatic ties.
6 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Outgoing High Commissioner of India to Botswana Bharath Kumar-Kuthati, concluding his three-year-plus tenure, pledged to remain an advocate for Botswana wherever his next assignment takes him, citing milestones including cheetah relocation to India and an Indian presidential visit. President Duma Boko acknowledged his contribution to strengthening bilateral relations across education, defence, and environmental conservation.
6 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Former President Ian Khama reshared a BBC report criticizing Botswana's decision to kill elephants for meat as part of the country's 60th Independence Day celebrations, reviving public-relations challenges for President Duma Boko's administration over the international backlash.
5 October 2026 · Botswana Sunday Standard →
President Duma Boko and the Minerals and Energy minister attended a promotion event in New York to support a rebound in diamond sales. The minister said Botswana must market natural diamonds more aggressively and tell the country's story to drive sustained demand and greater value.
5 October 2026 · Mmegi →
President Duma Boko swore in Justice Professor Tachilisa Balule to the High Court and Justice Tshegofatso Mogomotsi to the Court of Appeal, urging both to minimise errors in their decisions and recognise the weight their rulings carry for litigants, families, and society.
5 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
President Duma Boko affirmed Botswana's commitment to supporting Madagascar in restoring political and economic stability during a two-day visit by Madagascar's President Colonel Michael Randrianirina, noting Madagascar's progress toward normalisation following political turmoil and SADC-overseen restoration efforts.
5 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Madagascar's President Colonel Michaël Randrianirina met with the Malagasy community in Gaborone on Saturday, urging diaspora members to remain united despite political differences and to contribute to the country's development through investment and expertise. The community raised concerns about Madagascar's engagement with SADC and called for stronger communication between Madagascar's government institutions and regional structures.
5 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Presidents Advocate Duma Boko and Daniel Chapo addressed a Botswana-Mozambique Business Forum, challenging private sector leaders to unlock new trade frontiers, capitalise on natural resources, and fast-track regional corridors to drive economic transformation and improve citizens' livelihoods.
1 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
A colourful carnival procession featuring military, police, dancers, scouts and traditional performers converged at Gaborone's Main Mall on Wednesday as Botswana celebrated its 60th independence anniversary. President Duma Boko and visiting Mozambique President Daniel Chapo joined crowds and participated in traditional dance performances alongside community groups.
1 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Botswana celebrated its Diamond Jubilee pre-Independence at the National Stadium on Tuesday night with performances from police and prison service bands, speeches from dignitaries including President Duma Boko, Mozambique President Daniel Chapo, and a fireworks display. The event, themed Building Resilience, Driving Prosperity, drew large crowds despite cold drizzle.
1 October 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Botswana held its 60th Diamond Jubilee Independence Day celebrations under the theme "Building Resilience, Driving Prosperity," with President Duma Boko, Mozambique President Daniel Chapo, and the Minister of Sport and Arts touring exhibitor stalls at the Main Mall.
30 September 2026 · Daily News Botswana →
Since President Duma Boko took office in late 2024, he has undertaken 39 regional and international journeys in roughly twenty months, spending P28M on presidential aircraft operations. The article notes promises of P47Bn in strategic partnerships but does not detail how those commitments have been redeemed.
29 September 2026 · Weekend Post →
Veteran BDP members are privately urging party president Mpho Balopi to remain in his position despite mounting pressure for him to step aside following criminal charges filed against him by the Directorate of Public Prosecutions. The elders argue that only party structures that elected him may remove him from office.
29 September 2026 · Weekend Post →
An Mmegi opinion piece argues that neither Zunaid Moti nor President Boko is at fault for their involvement in campaign financing, as both were following the established rules of multiparty politics, where elections require substantial financial resources for parties to campaign and organise.
28 September 2026 · Mmegi →