Happy 60th Birthday, Botswana! 🇧🇼

Next week the 13th Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy begins in the longest continuous democracy in Africa!

👉 Find the Gaborone conference program on our website.

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The road to Gaborone has already started. 🇧🇼

On 26 August, voices from across Southern Africa came together to explore four questions about our democratic future.

Now we’re opening those questions to you.

➡️ Use the QR codes to add your perspective

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13 editions. 5 continents. One ongoing conversation. 🌍

Since 2008, the Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy has brought people together to exchange experiences and ideas about democracy and participation.

Next stop: Gaborone, Botswana — 7–10 October.

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