The forum was jointly hosted by the Austrian president of the EU, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, and chairman of the African Union who is also Rwanda\u2019s President Paul Kagame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He is the English-born son of a king, a fighter pilot, a tee-totaling bachelor - and all that made him an unorthodox African president. But Ian Khama stands out most for his final act as president of Botswana: stepping down.<\/p>\n
react-text: 420 <\/span>At his home village of Serowe last week, residents begged him to stay on another 50 years - usually the cue in Africa that a constitutional change is about to be muscled through Parliament so a leader can rule for life. \/react-text <\/span><\/p>\n\n react-text: 435 <\/span>But Khama, 65, insisted on leaving office on Saturday March 31st 2018. His departure, which followed a decade of stable and largely uncontroversial rule, underscored a message he has oft repeated: Africa needs democracy. \/react-text <\/span><\/p>\n react-text: 437 <\/span>Botswana, a nation of 2.2 million people, is the longest-running multiparty democracy on a continent whose leaders often cling to power into their 80s or 90s and rarely go without a fight. \/react-text <\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/section> \u201cTo support the EU's southern neighborhood, a programme worth $69.62 million will be invested in solar power plants in Morocco and $53.33 million will be invested in depolluting the Kitchener Drain in the Nile Delta region in Egypt,\u201d the EU said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The forum was jointly hosted by the Austrian president of the EU, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, and chairman of the African Union who is also Rwanda\u2019s President Paul Kagame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He is the English-born son of a king, a fighter pilot, a tee-totaling bachelor - and all that made him an unorthodox African president. But Ian Khama stands out most for his final act as president of Botswana: stepping down.<\/p>\n react-text: 420 <\/span>At his home village of Serowe last week, residents begged him to stay on another 50 years - usually the cue in Africa that a constitutional change is about to be muscled through Parliament so a leader can rule for life. \/react-text <\/span><\/p>\n\n react-text: 435 <\/span>But Khama, 65, insisted on leaving office on Saturday March 31st 2018. His departure, which followed a decade of stable and largely uncontroversial rule, underscored a message he has oft repeated: Africa needs democracy. \/react-text <\/span><\/p>\n react-text: 437 <\/span>Botswana, a nation of 2.2 million people, is the longest-running multiparty democracy on a continent whose leaders often cling to power into their 80s or 90s and rarely go without a fight. \/react-text <\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/section> It is expected to attract more than $227.9 million in investments and benefit as many as 700,000 households in rural areas.<\/p>\n \u201cTo support the EU's southern neighborhood, a programme worth $69.62 million will be invested in solar power plants in Morocco and $53.33 million will be invested in depolluting the Kitchener Drain in the Nile Delta region in Egypt,\u201d the EU said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The forum was jointly hosted by the Austrian president of the EU, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, and chairman of the African Union who is also Rwanda\u2019s President Paul Kagame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He is the English-born son of a king, a fighter pilot, a tee-totaling bachelor - and all that made him an unorthodox African president. But Ian Khama stands out most for his final act as president of Botswana: stepping down.<\/p>\n react-text: 420 <\/span>At his home village of Serowe last week, residents begged him to stay on another 50 years - usually the cue in Africa that a constitutional change is about to be muscled through Parliament so a leader can rule for life. \/react-text <\/span><\/p>\n\n react-text: 435 <\/span>But Khama, 65, insisted on leaving office on Saturday March 31st 2018. His departure, which followed a decade of stable and largely uncontroversial rule, underscored a message he has oft repeated: Africa needs democracy. \/react-text <\/span><\/p>\n react-text: 437 <\/span>Botswana, a nation of 2.2 million people, is the longest-running multiparty democracy on a continent whose leaders often cling to power into their 80s or 90s and rarely go without a fight. \/react-text <\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/section> The continent will also benefit from a new agri-business capital fund worth $51.28 million to support smallholder agriculture by increasing access to finance for individual farmers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is expected to attract more than $227.9 million in investments and benefit as many as 700,000 households in rural areas.<\/p>\n \u201cTo support the EU's southern neighborhood, a programme worth $69.62 million will be invested in solar power plants in Morocco and $53.33 million will be invested in depolluting the Kitchener Drain in the Nile Delta region in Egypt,\u201d the EU said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The forum was jointly hosted by the Austrian president of the EU, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, and chairman of the African Union who is also Rwanda\u2019s President Paul Kagame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He is the English-born son of a king, a fighter pilot, a tee-totaling bachelor - and all that made him an unorthodox African president. But Ian Khama stands out most for his final act as president of Botswana: stepping down.<\/p>\n react-text: 420 <\/span>At his home village of Serowe last week, residents begged him to stay on another 50 years - usually the cue in Africa that a constitutional change is about to be muscled through Parliament so a leader can rule for life. \/react-text <\/span><\/p>\n\n react-text: 435 <\/span>But Khama, 65, insisted on leaving office on Saturday March 31st 2018. His departure, which followed a decade of stable and largely uncontroversial rule, underscored a message he has oft repeated: Africa needs democracy. \/react-text <\/span><\/p>\n react-text: 437 <\/span>Botswana, a nation of 2.2 million people, is the longest-running multiparty democracy on a continent whose leaders often cling to power into their 80s or 90s and rarely go without a fight. \/react-text <\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/section> The programme will use $85.46 million of EU funds to leverage up to $854.67 million of investments for entrepreneurs in sub-Saharan Africa and the EU's southern neighborhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The continent will also benefit from a new agri-business capital fund worth $51.28 million to support smallholder agriculture by increasing access to finance for individual farmers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is expected to attract more than $227.9 million in investments and benefit as many as 700,000 households in rural areas.<\/p>\n \u201cTo support the EU's southern neighborhood, a programme worth $69.62 million will be invested in solar power plants in Morocco and $53.33 million will be invested in depolluting the Kitchener Drain in the Nile Delta region in Egypt,\u201d the EU said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The forum was jointly hosted by the Austrian president of the EU, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, and chairman of the African Union who is also Rwanda\u2019s President Paul Kagame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He is the English-born son of a king, a fighter pilot, a tee-totaling bachelor - and all that made him an unorthodox African president. But Ian Khama stands out most for his final act as president of Botswana: stepping down.<\/p>\n react-text: 420 <\/span>At his home village of Serowe last week, residents begged him to stay on another 50 years - usually the cue in Africa that a constitutional change is about to be muscled through Parliament so a leader can rule for life. \/react-text <\/span><\/p>\n\n react-text: 435 <\/span>But Khama, 65, insisted on leaving office on Saturday March 31st 2018. His departure, which followed a decade of stable and largely uncontroversial rule, underscored a message he has oft repeated: Africa needs democracy. \/react-text <\/span><\/p>\n react-text: 437 <\/span>Botswana, a nation of 2.2 million people, is the longest-running multiparty democracy on a continent whose leaders often cling to power into their 80s or 90s and rarely go without a fight. \/react-text <\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/section> Africa has received new trade alliance guarantees from the European Union of more than $200 million. The pledge was made at the High-Level Forum Africa-Europe in Vienna, Austria last Tuesday. The meeting was the first of its kind under the EU External Investment Plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n The programme will use $85.46 million of EU funds to leverage up to $854.67 million of investments for entrepreneurs in sub-Saharan Africa and the EU's southern neighborhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The continent will also benefit from a new agri-business capital fund worth $51.28 million to support smallholder agriculture by increasing access to finance for individual farmers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is expected to attract more than $227.9 million in investments and benefit as many as 700,000 households in rural areas.<\/p>\n \u201cTo support the EU's southern neighborhood, a programme worth $69.62 million will be invested in solar power plants in Morocco and $53.33 million will be invested in depolluting the Kitchener Drain in the Nile Delta region in Egypt,\u201d the EU said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The forum was jointly hosted by the Austrian president of the EU, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, and chairman of the African Union who is also Rwanda\u2019s President Paul Kagame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He is the English-born son of a king, a fighter pilot, a tee-totaling bachelor - and all that made him an unorthodox African president. But Ian Khama stands out most for his final act as president of Botswana: stepping down.<\/p>\n react-text: 420 <\/span>At his home village of Serowe last week, residents begged him to stay on another 50 years - usually the cue in Africa that a constitutional change is about to be muscled through Parliament so a leader can rule for life. \/react-text <\/span><\/p>\n\n react-text: 435 <\/span>But Khama, 65, insisted on leaving office on Saturday March 31st 2018. His departure, which followed a decade of stable and largely uncontroversial rule, underscored a message he has oft repeated: Africa needs democracy. \/react-text <\/span><\/p>\n react-text: 437 <\/span>Botswana, a nation of 2.2 million people, is the longest-running multiparty democracy on a continent whose leaders often cling to power into their 80s or 90s and rarely go without a fight. \/react-text <\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/section> Africa has received new trade alliance guarantees from the European Union of more than $200 million. The pledge was made at the High-Level Forum Africa-Europe in Vienna, Austria last Tuesday. The meeting was the first of its kind under the EU External Investment Plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n The programme will use $85.46 million of EU funds to leverage up to $854.67 million of investments for entrepreneurs in sub-Saharan Africa and the EU's southern neighborhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The continent will also benefit from a new agri-business capital fund worth $51.28 million to support smallholder agriculture by increasing access to finance for individual farmers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is expected to attract more than $227.9 million in investments and benefit as many as 700,000 households in rural areas.<\/p>\n \u201cTo support the EU's southern neighborhood, a programme worth $69.62 million will be invested in solar power plants in Morocco and $53.33 million will be invested in depolluting the Kitchener Drain in the Nile Delta region in Egypt,\u201d the EU said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The forum was jointly hosted by the Austrian president of the EU, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, and chairman of the African Union who is also Rwanda\u2019s President Paul Kagame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He is the English-born son of a king, a fighter pilot, a tee-totaling bachelor - and all that made him an unorthodox African president. But Ian Khama stands out most for his final act as president of Botswana: stepping down.<\/p>\n react-text: 420 <\/span>At his home village of Serowe last week, residents begged him to stay on another 50 years - usually the cue in Africa that a constitutional change is about to be muscled through Parliament so a leader can rule for life. \/react-text <\/span><\/p>\n\n react-text: 435 <\/span>But Khama, 65, insisted on leaving office on Saturday March 31st 2018. His departure, which followed a decade of stable and largely uncontroversial rule, underscored a message he has oft repeated: Africa needs democracy. \/react-text <\/span><\/p>\n react-text: 437 <\/span>Botswana, a nation of 2.2 million people, is the longest-running multiparty democracy on a continent whose leaders often cling to power into their 80s or 90s and rarely go without a fight. \/react-text <\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/section> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Africa has received new trade alliance guarantees from the European Union of more than $200 million. The pledge was made at the High-Level Forum Africa-Europe in Vienna, Austria last Tuesday. The meeting was the first of its kind under the EU External Investment Plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n The programme will use $85.46 million of EU funds to leverage up to $854.67 million of investments for entrepreneurs in sub-Saharan Africa and the EU's southern neighborhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The continent will also benefit from a new agri-business capital fund worth $51.28 million to support smallholder agriculture by increasing access to finance for individual farmers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is expected to attract more than $227.9 million in investments and benefit as many as 700,000 households in rural areas.<\/p>\n \u201cTo support the EU's southern neighborhood, a programme worth $69.62 million will be invested in solar power plants in Morocco and $53.33 million will be invested in depolluting the Kitchener Drain in the Nile Delta region in Egypt,\u201d the EU said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The forum was jointly hosted by the Austrian president of the EU, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, and chairman of the African Union who is also Rwanda\u2019s President Paul Kagame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He is the English-born son of a king, a fighter pilot, a tee-totaling bachelor - and all that made him an unorthodox African president. 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