Thousands of people from around Botswana have attended the inauguration of their country’s new president, Duma Boko.

Members of the African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) are monitoring Botswana’s general elections, with Nigeria’s ...

Most leaders and senior officials from Botswana's neighbouring countries attended the ceremony, including Zimbabwean ...

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 ...

Confident and well-mannered, Botswana's new President Duma Boko carries the traits of a highly trained human rights lawyer. The 54-year-old's thoughtful, fluent sentences speak of his legal ...

Botswana's new president took office Friday in a whirlwind transfer of power following elections that saw a historic defeat handed to the party that had governed the diamond-rich country for ...

Diamond-rich Botswana voted in general elections Wednesday with the ruling party vying to extend its 58 years in power and hand President Mokgweetsi Masisi a second term amid concerns about rising ...

The party that has governed the country since 1966 could lose power as the economy struggles from a slump in demand for diamonds, which made Botswana an African success story. By John Eligon and ...

GABORONE, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- The head office of the international diamond regulator Kimberley Process Secretariat (KPS) officially opened on Tuesday in Gaborone, Botswana's capital city.

Diamond-Rich Botswana Votes With President Masisi Seeking Second Term By Brian Benza GABORONE (Reuters) - Botswana will hold a general election on Wednesday with President Mokgweetsi Masisi ...