On the evening of Tuesday 31 October 2023, the Campaign for Free Expression hosted a consultative dinner meeting in Gaborone, Botswana, attended by civil society organizations, international development agencies/foundations, human rights activists, and media practitioners, among others. Present at the meeting were representatives from Botswana Editors’ Forum, INK Centre for Investigative Journalism, Media Institute for Southern Africa, United Nations Botswana, Friedrick Erbert Stiftung and some local newspapers, including the Patriot.