Botswana parly speaker calls for economic self-sufficiency

WINDHOEK, Namibia – Botswana’s Speaker of Parliament, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has urged African countries to strive for economic self-sufficiency by leveraging the continent’s vast natural and human resources.

Keorapetse made the call at the official opening of an online training workshop on trade-related issues, jointly organised by the Trade and Law Centre (Tralac) and the SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF), with support from SIDA.

He stressed the importance of regional integration and intra-African trade.

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