Botswana president says the West has every reason to play a role in Africa

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Botswana president says the West has every reason to play a role in Africa

6:36 CAT | 23 Jan 2025

Photo: @BWPresidency/X

Botswana President Duma Boko said on Thursday that the West had every reason to play a role in Africa as other global powers like China exert an influence on the continent.

“(The) West has every reason to play its part in Africa, because if it doesn’t, there are others who will want to play some part. We have China in the wings, and it’s seeking… to exert influence on Africa,” he said, speaking during a Reuters NEXT Newsmaker interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Botswana’s President Duma Gideon Boko at #WEF2025: Africa’s 1.4B youthful population, AfCFTA’s trade potential, and strong institutions can make it the “now frontier” of global growth. “The world has no option but to pay attention.” #AfricaRising pic.twitter.com/0AxQ2uE77j

— Office of the President| Republic of Botswana. (@BWPresidency) January 23, 2025

“Africa is not just the next frontier. It is the now frontier. It is the future”- President Advocate Duma Boko on CGTN , sidelines of the World Economic Forum at Davos. Credit: CGTN pic.twitter.com/ukrmTj1Inw

— Office of the President| Republic of Botswana. (@BWPresidency) January 23, 2025

President Duma Gideon Boko has left the country for Davos-Kloster, Switzerland, where he will participate at the 2025 World Economic Forum

President Duma Gideon Boko, will participate at the 2025 World Economic Forum (WEF), on 20th – 24th January 2025. pic.twitter.com/hVtjmqJVx0

— Office of the President| Republic of Botswana. (@BWPresidency) January 20, 2025

Source: Reuters