President Droupadi Murmu reached Botswana on Tuesday as part of her six-day two-nation visit to Africa. The visit aims to strengthen bilateral ties and signing agreement on translocation of eight Kalahari desert cheetahs to India.

Murmu’s arrival in Botswana marks the first-ever state visit by an Indian head of state to the country.

According to PTI, Murmu, who took off from Angola’s capital Luanda early in the day, arrived at the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport in Botswana’s capital Gaborone, and was given a ceremonial welcome by President Duma Gideon Boko. She was accorded a 21-gun salute and a guard of honour and later witnessed a performance by the traditional dance troupe at the airport.

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