Diplomatic Circles

Botswana’s new Canadian envoy is hoping for a state visit by the end of the year

In a wide-ranging interview, new Motswana High Commissioner Mpho Churchill Mophuting talks about a deeper relationship with Canada, Ottawa's Africa strategy, and peacekeeping.

The new high commissioner of Botswana, Mpho Churchill Mophuting, left, presented his letter of credence to Governor General Mary Simon on April 29.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY NEIL MOSS

May 14, 2025

Botswana’s new envoy to Canada is hoping for a state visit to boost ties, which Mpho Churchill Mophuting says are not as strong as he’d like to see.

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