AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoChina Partnership: President Duma Boko and Xi Jinping upgraded Botswana-China ties to a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, with plans to deepen cooperation in trade, mining, digital technology, agriculture and education. Dangote IPO: Botswana will host trading for Southern African investors in Dangote Refinery shares, with a target of raising $500 million through local depositary receipts. The refinery extended its offer to October 27. De Beers Stake: Botswana is reportedly nearing agreement with a consortium on ownership shares in De Beers; the country could lift its stake from 15% to about 25%, though talks are ongoing. Health and Politics: BPF MP Leepetswe Lesedi criticised government spending priorities amid reported medicine shortages, saying his party’s Cabinet role would not stop it from holding the UDC government accountable. Connectivity: A P34.5 million project by the Universal Access and Service Fund and Orange Botswana has added 12 mobile coverage sites along the Trans-Kalahari Highway.
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