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Presidential Tours of Africa Series

The Presidential Tours of Africa are a series of comprehensive films that highlight African countries and follow their Heads of State as they take viewers on an in-depth tour. The Africa Society in partnership with the Travel Channel began its Presidential Tours of Africa Series in 2003 with the premiere of "Uganda: The Presidential Tour," led by President Kaguta Museveni. After the success of this film, the series went on to feature Ghana in 2005 and Botswana in 2008. The third and most recent film in the series, "Botswana: The President's Tour," premiered in August 2008 at The World Bank and featured former President Festus G. Mogae, who later received the Mo Ibrahim Foundation’s Award for Achievement in African Leadership.

These groundbreaking films have reached over 180 million households with positive and accurate images of Africa, showcasing each nation's unique tourist attractions, natural wonders, industry, and modernity. These positive images of Africa promote tourism and combat the pervasive negative stereotypes that continue to plague the continent.