Duma Boko
From pageant to parliament: How this 26-year-old beauty queen is making a mark in Botswana politics
Duma Boko, Botswana’s newly elected president, is reshaping the country’s leadership. He has appointed Lesego Chombo, the current Miss World Africa 2024 and former Miss Botswana 2022, as the nation’s Minister of Youth and Gender Affairs. Boko defended his selection, saying, “Youth and gender must go beyond conversation to action,” according to IOL. Chombo, a…
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Meet Duma Boko, Botswana’s new president who just kicked out ruling party of nearly 60 years
Duma Boko was sworn in as Botswana’s next president on Friday, nine days after a groundbreaking...