GABORONE, Botswana — Botswana held a national election on Wednesday to decide if one of Africa's longest-ruling parties stays in power for another five-year term. The Botswana Democratic Party ...
In late October, more than 80% of Botswana’s electorate went to the polls and voted out the incumbent government. The ...
Boko’s predecessor, Mokgweetsi Masisi, was also at the ceremony. However, the surprise name on the guest list is neighbouring ...
Botswana is a multi-party state, but the governing Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has dominated the polls since 1969. The party secured 38 of 57 seats in the 2019 general election and is set to sweep ...
but is also proving problematic for Botswana — elephants often damage the country's villages, destroy food supplies and sometimes kill humans. Allowing elephants to be hunted is an "important ...
After months of public meetings and consultations, the report by ministers also recommends the "establishment of elephant meat canning" for pet food. The number of elephants in Botswana is ...
GABORONE, Botswana (AP) — Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi conceded defeat in the general election Friday, in a seismic moment of change for the country that ended the ruling party's 58 ...
GABORONE, Botswana (AP) — Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi conceded defeat in the general election Friday, in a seismic moment of change for the county that ended the ruling party's 58 ...
told the Reuters news agency. "The BDP had stayed too long in power and I am proud to be part of the people that removed them for a better Botswana," she said. The UDC has won 35 seats ...
JOHANNESBURG - Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform, and Rural Development Thoko Didiza raised concerns about the negative impact recent restrictions by Botswana on food imports would have on ...