Botswana’s elections have always been seen as a model for Africa, but the one last week has a somewhat wider relevance. The way its politicians handled victory and defeat could serve as a model for ...

Botswana gained self-rule in 1965 following the maiden general elections that the country held during the same year.

In a stunning result that ran counter to much of the pre-election analysis and expectations, the Botswana Democratic Party ...

In the aftermath of Botswana's recent elections, the landscape of Southern African politics has shifted dramatically. The ...

Mokgweetsi Masisi concedes defeat to Duma Boko after shock outcome for the long-governing Botswana Democratic Party.

Newly elected Member of Parliament for Gamalete Constituency, Boniface Mabeo, says he had to return to the Botswana Congress ...

Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi conceded defeat on Friday after preliminary results showed his party had lost its ...

GABORONE, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Botswana's voters delivered a shock defeat to the party that has ruled them for nearly six ...

Botswana's ruling BDP party lost its parliamentary majority in this week's election, the private Mmegi newspaper and state ...

In a historic political shift, Botswana's opposition candidate, Duma Boko of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) ...

The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) - in power since independence in 1966 - has won only four parliamentary seat as of Friday ...

The BDP has won just one of the 36 constituencies so far, while the opposition coalition, the Umbrella for Democratic Change ...