Botswana voters kick out ruling party of nearly six decades
GABORONE, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Botswana's voters delivered a shock defeat to the party that has ruled them for nearly six decades, registering their anger over economic stagnation linked to a decline in the diamond trade by handing victory to opposition presidential candidate Duma Boko.
Botswana’s new president, Duma Boko, assumed office after his alliance’s shock victory in last week’s elections and announced ...
Botswana's new government will have to hit the ground running after booting out a party in power for six decades on a tidal ...
After 58 years, the Botswana Democratic Party lost its majority in Parliament, becoming the latest long-dominant party in ...
He succeeds Mokgweetsi Masisi, whose Botswana Democratic Party was widely expected to retain its majority, yet finished in ...
Botswana goes to the polls this Wednesday with incumbent President Mokgweetsi Masisi facing three main challengers in what ...
Botswana started voting on Wednesday in an election that will determine whether President Mokgweetsi Masisi secures a second ...
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Botswana’s newly elected leader, Duma Boko, says Africa can draw vital lessons from his country’s smooth transfer of power.
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