Word: botswana
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...survival are problematic. Any such move is certain to meet with strong resistance from Rhodesian whites, who still control the country's economic and military apparatus. Moreover, any constitutional changes will have to win the favor of black African nations, particularly the five so-called frontline states (Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia). The frontline Presidents told Lord Harlech that they will withhold support for Muzorewa until they are assured that the proposed reforms will be acceptable to the Patriotic Front. Chances of such acceptance are slim, since Guerrilla Leaders Robert Mugabe and Joshua Nkomo are totally opposed...
Irish said the money would go chiefly to aiding Africans in refugee centers in Mozambique, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, and Botswana. The refugee centers are certified by both the host country and the United Nations, Irish said. "The liberation movements usually administer refugee programs themselves," he added...
Irish said the money would go chiefly to aiding Africans in refugee centers in Mozambique, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, and Botswana. The refugee centers are certified by both the host country and the United Nations, Irish said. "The liberation movements usually administer refugee programs themselves," he added...
...they tend to be farmers. Under Khama's leadership, the country's economic planning is so rigidly controlled that no expenditures for approved projects are permitted until the funds have been raised. Thanks to this careful management, and greatly aided by the country's mining industry, Botswana's economy is roaring along with a growth rate of 25% a year, one of the highest in the world. Per capita income has risen from $180 in 1972 to $480 last year, and the country's foreign exchange reserves have doubled to $150 million in the past...
...Botswana has never tried to conceal its heavy dependence on its trade links with Pretoria. "There is still only one way in and one way out," says a member of the government. And South Africa never lets Botswana forget this basic fact. Indeed, this is one reason Khama's government is so deeply committed to the cause of peace in the region. Once the fighting stops in Rhodesia, Botswana can begin to build new trade routes to Zambia, Namibia and even the new Zimbabwe-Rhodesia, thereby reducing its dependence on South Africa for access to the world...