Africa in Focus with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa

The National Briefing · May 11, 2026 · 5m

Africa in Focus with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa

11 May 2026

1.    Botswana – Gaborone

Botswana’s former President Gontebanye Festus Mogae has died at the age of 86, and the government of Botswana has announced three days of national mourning.

Mogae led the southern African country for a decade and won praise for good governance and the fight against HIV/AIDS. He was Botswana’s third president from 1998 to 2008, handing power ‌to Vice President Ian Khama in a smooth…