The former leader won praise for good governance and the fight against HIV/AIDS in the southern African nation.

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 ...

As the people of Botswana prepare for election day on October 30, they have real causes for concern. Unemployment is soaring. Polls show that citizens’ satisfaction with democracy has declined by 40 ...

(Bloomberg) -- An opposition coalition emerged as the shock winner of Botswana’s parliamentary elections, the first time power has changed hands in the diamond-dependent southern African nation since ...

A great light has gone out in Botswana and the nation's response to the demise of former Statesman Dr Festus Mogae is a massive outpouring of collective grief, profound respect as well as nationwide ...

In a political earthquake that almost no-one saw coming, the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), in power since 1966, was consigned to a de- cisive defeat in October’s general election. The former ruling ...

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 ...

MINSK, 6 June (BelTA) – On 5 June Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maksim Ryzhenkov hosted delegations from three African countries - Botswana, Ghana and Mozambique - headed by the agriculture ...