Happy Independence Day Botswana 🇧🇼

Before independence, Botswana was the world's second poorest country. Today, it's an upper middle-income economy.

It had a low literacy rate with only 11 graduates and no university. Citizens contributed to build a university with the second biggest library in Africa

Villages contributed cattle to build primary and secondary schools.

The former administrative capital, Mahikeng was absorbed into South Africa.

Gaborone was chosen though it was a cattle post for the Batlokwa people, and built from scratch

Botswana offers free healthcare and education up to tertiary, with tertiary students receiving a monthly allowance of $140.

Best-performing students go overseas on scholarships. Primary, Junior and Senior Students receive free food and after school meals for rural area students

Botswana is a long continuous democracy, never had a coup, or civil war. It used traditional customary law and rule with modern democratic practices and established the House of Chiefs, which acts as custodian of cultural values and norms and advises parliament and cabinet.

Botswana is among the most peaceful countries in Africa with a low crime rate and Africa's best Police service.

Botswana had only 14 Kilometers of tared road in Lobatse made for the 1947 Queen'ss visit, but today boasts a total of over 25,000km of paved roads.

Happy Independence Day Botswana 🇧🇼

Before independence, Botswana was the world's second poorest country. Today, it's an upper middle-income economy.

It had a low literacy rate with only 11 graduates and no university. Citizens contributed to build a university with the second biggest library in Africa

Villages contributed cattle to build primary and secondary schools.

The former administrative capital, Mahikeng was absorbed into South Africa.

Gaborone was chosen though it was a cattle post for the Batlokwa people, and built from scratch

Botswana offers free healthcare and education up to tertiary, with tertiary students receiving a monthly allowance of $140.

Best-performing students go overseas on scholarships. Primary, Junior and Senior Students receive free food and after school meals for rural area students

Botswana is a long continuous democracy, never had a coup, or civil war. It used traditional customary law and rule with modern democratic practices and established the House of Chiefs, which acts as custodian of cultural values and norms and advises parliament and cabinet.

Botswana is among the most peaceful countries in Africa with a low crime rate and Africa's best Police service.

Botswana had only 14 Kilometers of tared road in Lobatse made for the 1947 Queen'ss visit, but today boasts a total of over 25,000km of paved roads.

Happy Independence Day Botswana 🇧🇼

Before independence, Botswana was the world's second poorest country. Today, it's an upper middle-income economy.

It had a low literacy rate with only 11 graduates and no university. Citizens contributed to build a university with the second biggest library in Africa

Villages contributed cattle to build primary and secondary schools.

The former administrative capital, Mahikeng was absorbed into South Africa.

Gaborone was chosen though it was a cattle post for the Batlokwa people, and built from scratch

Botswana offers free healthcare and education up to tertiary, with tertiary students receiving a monthly allowance of $140.

Best-performing students go overseas on scholarships. Primary, Junior and Senior Students receive free food and after school meals for rural area students

Botswana is a long continuous democracy, never had a coup, or civil war. It used traditional customary law and rule with modern democratic practices and established the House of Chiefs, which acts as custodian of cultural values and norms and advises parliament and cabinet.

Botswana is among the most peaceful countries in Africa with a low crime rate and Africa's best Police service.

Botswana had only 14 Kilometers of tared road in Lobatse made for the 1947 Queen'ss visit, but today boasts a total of over 25,000km of paved roads.

Namibia lays the first brick for the $235 million green hygroden plant, refuelling station and hygroden academy in Walvis Bay.

EAC Secretary General @pmathuki launches the EAC Diaspora Outreach Forum in Dallas, Texas, aimed at strengthening the collaboration between the EAC and Diaspora Network in the USA & beyond, and working together for the socio-economic progress of EAC integration.

EAC Secretary General @pmathuki launches the EAC Diaspora Outreach Forum in Dallas, Texas, aimed at strengthening the collaboration between the EAC and Diaspora Network in the USA & beyond, and working together for the socio-economic progress of EAC integration.

EAC Secretary General @pmathuki launches the EAC Diaspora Outreach Forum in Dallas, Texas, aimed at strengthening the collaboration between the EAC and Diaspora Network in the USA & beyond, and working together for the socio-economic progress of EAC integration.

EAC Secretary General @pmathuki launches the EAC Diaspora Outreach Forum in Dallas, Texas, aimed at strengthening the collaboration between the EAC and Diaspora Network in the USA & beyond, and working together for the socio-economic progress of EAC integration.

🆕The Community - official magazine of the EAC - Issue 36, September 2023

Highlight:
🌟@AfCFTA: Reaping the benefits of the world’s most youth and women-friendly trade agreement

🔽 Download copy: tinyurl.com/mvtvr3jj

Morocco will host the 2025 AFCON and 2023 CAF Awards.

Morocco also hosted the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup, 2021/2022 CAF Champions League final, 2022 CAF Super Cup, Women's Africa Cup of Nations, 2022 CAF Awards and 2023 U-23 AFCON.