Duma Boko ended nearly six decades of uninterrupted Botswana Democratic Party rule. Now the harder test begins: changing an inherited state, rebuilding the economy and meeting the expectations created by his historic victory.
In a candid conversation with Nkepile Mabuse, Botswana’s president confronts the dangers of power, Africa’s failure to turn development plans into action, pressure on the diamond industry and his unfulfilled promise to create 100,000 jobs within 12 months.
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Chapter List
(00:00) President Duma Boko joins CheckPoint
(00:11) How Botswana ended decades of one-party rule
(05:37) Boko’s warning to Africa’s entrenched ruling parties
(08:53) Can power turn a leader into what they replaced?
(10:19) The state machinery Botswana’s new government inherited (14:20) Why African leaders struggle to turn plans into action
(20:48) Can natural diamonds survive the lab-grown challenge?
(24:22) Reclaiming the story of Botswana’s diamonds
(26:30) Did Boko deliver the 100,000 jobs he promised?
