Former Botswana President Festus Mogae dies aged 86

8 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 8

Current President Duma Boko said Mogae died on Friday morning and declared three days of national mourning.
Mogae, an Oxford-educated economist, led Botswana for a decade before stepping down from the presidency.
His death marks the loss of a former national leader who helped shape Botswana's political and economic direction.

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