Browsing by Author "Manatsha, Boga Thura"
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The Botswana-Japan diplomatic relations, 1966-2016
Manatsha, Boga Thura; Malebang, Gabriel G.G. (University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-01-18)Japan’s involvement in Africa’s development became more pronounced after it co-organised the Tokyo International Conference on African Development in 1993. The mineral-rich and politically stable Botswana offers natural ... -
Botswana-South Korea relations under President Ian Khama's presidency: 2014:2018
Manatsha, Boga Thura; Sello, Gorata Boitumelo (University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2018-12-14)This paper broadly explores Botswana-South Korea relations during the second term of President Ian Khama’s presidency (2014-2018). Botswana and South Korea established diplomatic relations in March 1968, but the relations ... -
Geopolitical implications of President Seretse Khama’s 1976 state visit to North Korea
Manatsha, Boga Thura (University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2018-12-03)Botswana and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) started diplomatic relations in 1974. Botswana severed its relations with North Korea in 2014. The United States (US) got worried when Botswana’s first ... -
Japan’s Resource and Energy Diplomacy in Southern Africa: Botswana as a Conduit
Manatsha, Boga Thura (University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2018-11-28)Japan primarily relies on resource diplomacy to address its energy and resource insecurity. The Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011 exacerbated Japan’s energy insecurity, and forced it to aggressively explore and ... -
Origins and dynamics of the Botswana-Soviet Union relations, 1960s to 1990
Kwante, Kwante M.C.; Manatsha, Boga Thura (University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-01-18)This paper primarily uses archival and oral sources to examine the origins and dynamics of relations between Botswana and the Union of Soviet and Socialist Republic (USSR) within the context of the Cold War. The USSR or ... -
Will the dreaded ‘Yellow Monster’ stop roaring again?: an appraisal of Botswana’s 2015 Land Policy
Isaacs, Senwelo M.; Manatsha, Boga Thura (University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-01-18)This paper assesses Botswana land policy of 2015 from a historical perspective. In July 2015 the parliament of Botswana, after a lengthy debate, approved a new land policy for the country. It had first been brought to the ...