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Botswana, SADC
Masisi's intense lobbying wins SADC seat for Elias Magosi

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The new SADC executive secretary Elias Magosi was sworn in on 18 August 2021.
The new SADC executive secretary Elias Magosi was sworn in on 18 August 2021. © @BWPresidency/Twitter

Months of campaigning, mostly led by President Mokgweetsi Masisi himself, have been rewarded by a top SADC posting for his candidate, marking the beginnings of Gaborone's increased influence in the regional organisation.

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President of Botswana Mokgweetsi Masisi.

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Jorge Cardoso, head of the SADC Organ for Cooperation in Politics, Defense and Security.

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