'Colonialism wasn't about connecting, but extracting' - BBC Africa

In an exclusive interview with BBC's Focus on Africa, Botswana President Duma Boko said African leaders have a responsibility to position their countries strategically to benefit from relations with Western power. He also told Charles Gitonga about a push for freer movement of people and goods across the continent.⁣ The president is one of more than 30 heads of state and government, including prominent business leaders from Africa and France, meeting at the "Africa Forward" summit. This is the first time the two-day meeting is being held in an English-speaking country. The summit, though focused on economic cooperation and investment, is being interpreted as an effort by Paris to stem its waning influence in Africa, with no representation from some of the former French colonies - notably Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/