Botswana News News Botswana » Politics: Botswana Turns A Political Page
Botswana, the world’s second largest diamond producer, ended 58 years of single-party dominance by the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) last month, as incumbent President Mokgweetsi Masisi, who had ...
News Botswana » Politics: Botswana’s former President Festus Mogae dies aged 86
The former leader won praise for good governance and the fight against HIV/AIDS in the southern African nation.
News Botswana » Politics: In a world where political polarization and disengagement are denting democracy, does Botswana’s ‘kgotla’ system hold the key?
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In May 2023, I undertook a two-week exploratory study in Botswana to investigate why. My findings, recently published in the ...
News Botswana » Politics: How Botswana’s Long-Ruling BDP Lost Power
Botswana’s now-President-elect Duma Boko, of the Umbrella for Democratic Change, fills out a ballot paper inside a voting booth during the elections in Gaborone, Botswana, Oct. 30, 2024 (AP photo by ...
News Botswana » Politics: ‘It’s an existential issue’: Botswana Foreign Minister Butale on life beyond diamonds
Diversifying Botswana’s diamond-dependent economy is now an “existential” task, Foreign Minister Phenyo Butale says, as President Duma Boko’s new government tries to turn the country’s political ...
News Botswana » Politics: Botswana's Health Crisis Exposes Country's Fragile Political, Economic Systems
Once celebrated as a stronghold of democracy and stability in Africa, Botswana is now displaying worrying signs of deterioration, as the nation grapples with economic and health challenges. Botswana's ...
News Botswana » Politics: Botswana’s president set for first visit to Belarus
MINSK, 27 September (BelTA) – Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maxim Ryzhenkov and Botswana’s Minister of International Relations Phenyo Butale discussed the details of the first visit of the ...
News Botswana » Politics: Belarus, Botswana thrash out cooperation plans
MINSK, 2 July (BelTA) - Belarus offers Botswana equipment supplies, cooperation in agriculture and healthcare, Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Karankevich said at a meeting with Botswana’s ...
News Botswana » Politics: Young African Voters Sour on the Parties That Ushered in Liberation
Political parties that have governed for decades since African countries overthrew colonial rulers are now being challenged by frustrated young voters. By John Eligon and Yvonne Mooka John Eligon ...