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Botswana
Masisi engages in his trademark personal lobbying in Paris

Published on 18.11.2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 min

Visiting Paris, Botswanan president Mokgweetsi Masisi met with French investors on 10 November 2021. © Dr. Mokgweetsi E.K Masisi/Twitter

During his first visit to Paris as president of Botswana, Mokgweetsi Masisi made a beeline for UNESCO, where he is lobbying for a seat on its executive board, and also for French businesses, whose presence in Botswana has been historically weak.

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Masisi engages in his trademark personal lobbying in Paris