International Development, Africa, Climate Change, Democracy, Populism, & Domestic Politics Botswana’s president discusses good governance, democracy

Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi sat down with Wale Adebanwi, Presidential Penn Compact Professor of Africana Studies, to discuss his country’s successes in furthering democracy, tackling the HIV/AIDS epidemic, supporting LGBTQ rights, handling the challenges of allowing elephant hunting, and the backsliding into authoritarianism by other nations in Africa. The talk was part of the second Annual Distinguished Lecture in African Studies.

Penn President Liz Magill started the evening with opening remarks to the packed room at Perry World House.

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