Voters in Botswana have delivered a shock defeat to the party that has ruled them for nearly six decades by handing victory to an opposition coalition and its presidential candidate Duma Boko.

Botswana is set for its first change of governing party in 58 years after president Mokgweetsi Masisi conceded defeat in the general election. Mr Masisi's Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), which ...

Botswana will have a new ruling party for the first time in 58 years after an opposition coalition, Umbrella for Democratic Change, secured a landslide victory in a general election held Wednesday ...

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Match 11 of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Africa Sub-Regional Qualifier C will witness a clash between Botswana and Saint Helena at the Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval, Lagos on Wednesday ...

After 58 years, the Botswana Democratic Party lost its majority in Parliament, becoming the latest long-dominant party in southern Africa to fall from power. By Yvonne Mooka and John Eligon Yvonne ...

Opposition leader Duma Boko elected president BDP party had been in power since 1966 Botswana hit by global diamond market downturn Youth fed up with high unemployment, economic hardship GABORONE ...

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 years in power since ...

Botswana’s newly elected leader, Duma Boko, says Africa can draw vital lessons from his country’s smooth transfer of power. Boko spoke after the Botswana Democratic Party, which had ruled the ...

Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi on Friday conceded defeat after preliminary results showed his ruling BDP party lost its parliamentary majority in this week's election. Botswana's ruling BDP ...

Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi conceded defeat on Friday after preliminary results showed his party had lost its parliamentary majority by a landslide in this week’s election, ending ...

The opposition UDC and candidate Duma Boko claimed victory. Botswana's president, Mokgweetsi Masisi, conceded defeat in the general election Friday, marking an end to his party's 58-year rule.