'Our democracy has passed all the tests now,' says Botswana's president • FRANCE 24 English
FRANCE 24 spoke to Botswana's President Duma Gideon Boko, on the sidelines of the Africa Forward summit in Nairobi, Kenya. Boko, a Harvard-educated human rights lawyer, was elected in October 2024, ending the former governing party's six-decade rule. "Over the years, the opposition gained a lot of momentum," Boko recalled. "In 2024, it was clear that the message we were taking to the people was finding fertile ground". According to him, Botswana's democracy "has passed all the tests now". #botswana #dumaboko #africaforwardsummit Read more about this story in our article: https://f24.my/BuwR.y 🔔 Subscribe to France 24 now: https://f24.my/YTen 🔴 LIVE - Watch FRANCE 24 English 24/7 here: https://f24.my/YTliveEN 🌍 Read the latest International News and Top Stories: https://www.france24.com/en/ Like us on Facebook: https://f24.my/FBen Follow us on X: https://f24.my/Xen Bluesky: https://f24.my/BSen and Threads: https://f24.my/THen Browse the news in pictures on Instagram: https://f24.my/IGen Discover our TikTok videos: https://f24.my/TKen Get the latest top stories on Telegram: https://f24.my/TGen

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