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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 ruling Botswana Democratic Party had held power in the southern African country since independence from Britain, but was ...

Economic troubles resulted in a loss for Botswana’s ruling party, which has governed for nearly six decades, in recent ...