Africa: Inclusive, Sustainable Trade Will Help Africa Realise Its Potential, Says Botswana’s Masisi

Geneva — Inclusive, sustainable trade will allow Africa to realize its full potential, Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi has told the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Masisi was speaking at the Geneva-based WTO on May 2 during a three-day state visit to Switzerland.

Delivering an address as part of the organisation’s Presidential Lecture Series, he said Africa faces numerous challenges that have hindered its economic development, primarily due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

“The pandemic has had…