Former President of Botswana

Related Content

• Sorry, Twitter, if You're in the Media Business, You're a Media Company
  January 31, 2012
• SOPA Might Be Bad Policy, but It's Not Censorship
  January 18, 2012
• 49ers Season Tickets Will Require $30K Fee
  January 13, 2012
• S.F. Civil Liberties Group Wants Feds to Stop Being So Secretive about Drones
  January 11, 2012
• MySpace Says It's Bringing TV to the Web -- But It Isn't
  January 10, 2012

More About

• Festus Mogae
• Industries
• Precious Minerals Mining and Processing
• World Politics
• Politics

Like this Story?

Sign up for the Events Newsletter: What's happening in town? From underground club nights to the biggest outdoor festivals, our top picks for the week's best events will always keep you in on the action.

Privacy Policy Cancel Continue

Botswana, as a country, is dramatic and rich: It houses a big chunk of the Kalahari Desert, and diamond mining is a major industry. But maybe you know how it goes in landlocked, recently independent nations? Currently, Botswana has tens of thousands of children orphaned by HIV/AIDS and a general life expectancy of 49 years, the shortest in the world. A lot of people say it could have been worse without its former President, His Excellency Festus Mogae, who's been praised high and low for being level-headed and for making antiretroviral drugs universally free. So, what have you done with the past ten years?
Wed., Oct. 1, 6 p.m., 2008