May 2020: Botswana president talks farming
Botswana president Eric Mokgweetsi Masisi on Saturday gave social media users what he called a peep into “Mokgweetsi the farmer’s life.”
The president shared photos of himself on his farm where he rears animals – specifically sheep and cattle.
Amongst them are:
Nigeria’s Muhammadu Buhari – cattle and crop farmer
Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni – a cattle farmer
Namibia’s Hage Geingob – a crop farmer
Ex-Tanzania president Jakaya Kikwete – crop farmer
Ex-Botswana president Ian Khama – cattle farmer
March 2018: Africa’s farmer presidents – Namibia’s Geingob joins Buhari and Museveni
President of Namibia, Hage Geingob, despite his presidential schedules made time to visit his farm earlier this week.
Sitting and former presidents in farming
Masisi as of 2020 joins three other African presidents who have previously shared photos working on their farms.
The other African leaders known for their farming exploits are former Tanzanian president Jakaya Kikwete, exiled Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh and ex Liberian leader Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
