In a historic turn of events, Advocate Duma Gideon Boko has been elected as the President of the Republic of Botswana, a ...

Botswana’s election, which saw the ruling party ousted after nearly sixty years in power, signals a major shift in the ...

Fresh from a historic upset that ousted the ruling party that has been in power since independence six decades ago, new ...

Botswana has been democratic since it got its independence from Britain in 1966, and for all that time it has been governed by the same party, the Botswana Democratic Party. Now the BDP has finally ...

Botswana’s newly elected leader, Duma Boko, says Africa can draw vital lessons from his country’s smooth transfer of power.

A day after the country’s security chiefs pledged undying loyalty to Botswana's Commander-in-Chief, President Duma Boko, the ...

I am proud of our democratic processes and I respect the will of the people.” “What has happened today takes our democracy to a higher level,” replied Duma Boko. “It now means we've seen a successful, ...

Botswana uses a single constituency electoral system of First-Past-The-Post for the election of MPs. Elected MPs then act as ...

On Monday, November 4, Botswana held a peaceful handover ceremony as newly elected President Duma Boko officially took office ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday sent a message to Duma Boko to extend congratulations on his election as president of Botswana. #XinhuaNews ...

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