The speed with which President Mokgweetsi Masisi conceded defeat on November 1st was striking—all the more so given that his Botswana Democratic ... entering the labour force annually, every ...

Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi said on November 1, 2024 he would “step aside” after his party suffered a resounding defeat in general elections, according to preliminary tallies.

Botswana s newly elected president Duma Boko arrives for his inauguration at the National Stadium in Gaborone on November 8, 2024. – Botswana swore in new president Duma Boko on November 8 ...

The sheer size of the gorge that has made Botswana richer than almost all other African countries isn't immediately obvious. The scale became clear only when looking to the bottom of the mine in ...

Voters in Botswana have delivered a shock defeat to the party that has ruled them for nearly six decades by handing victory to an opposition coalition and its presidential candidate Duma Boko.

Botswana is holding a national election and voters are deciding if one of Africa’s longest-ruling parties stays on for another five-year term GABORONE, Botswana -- Botswana held a national ...

As the people of Botswana prepare for election day on October 30, they have real causes for concern. Unemployment is soaring. Polls show that citizens’ satisfaction with democracy has declined ...

Botswana holds a presidential election this week energised by a campaign by one previous head-of-state to unseat his handpicked successor whose first term has seen rising discontent amid a ...

Botswana is set for its first change of governing party in 58 years after president Mokgweetsi Masisi conceded defeat in the general election. Mr Masisi's Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), which ...

Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi on Friday conceded defeat after preliminary results showed his ruling BDP party lost its parliamentary majority in this week's election. Botswana's ruling BDP ...

the ruling party in Botswana, through clandestine means,” Butale said. He said the police were not supposed to prevent them from marching to the embassy. “We were met by brute force,” he said.

At this year’s Paris Olympics in June, athlete Letsile Tebogo also became the 200-metre men’s champion, further stamping Botswana as a force on the international stage. The country is a ...