AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoGenocide Memories: Descendants of the Ovaherero and Nama genocide living in Charles Hill, Botswana, share how the violence crossed borders during German colonial rule and how family stories still carry the pain and identity of a “diaspora.” AI & Data Sovereignty: A call for African governments to localise AI infrastructure so public data, models and value don’t get processed and monetised abroad. Culture in Gaborone: “Where Stories Meet” brings San and Kuru Art Project narratives into a Gaborone tea-garden exhibition, pairing ancestral memory with survival. Music Anniversary: Shanti Lo marks 25 years with a Botswana Craft celebration that aims to pull multiple generations into one living archive of sound. Comedy Tour: Ugandan comic Dr. Hilary Okello’s “Jokes From Far Away” lands in Botswana in June, spotlighting comedy as a new kind of cultural exchange. Local Sound Library: Sample Botswana launches an indigenous audio sample library to help creators access Setswana sounds for music, film and education. Sport & Health: Botswana’s doping concerns and a spreading foot-and-mouth disease outbreak both raise urgent questions about athlete integrity and livestock protection. Ritual Killings Debate: Botswana politics re-ignites debate on ritual killings after renewed claims tied to unresolved cases.
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