Botswana sold for USD 100m

Minister of Health, Dr Stephen Modise has entered into a lopsided deal with the American government, which a World Health Organisation (WHO) satellite group warned limits Botswana’s collective bargaining, threatens the country’s “health security, data security and, ultimately, national sovereignty.” Minister Modise on 23rdDecember 2025 signed the America First Global Health Strategy (AFGHS), Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with US Ambassador to Botswana Howard A.

Van Vranken, committing more than P5 billion of Botswana’s national budget to the procurement of American medical products and innovations over the next five years.