Botswana to legalise undocumented Zimbabweans - president
Botswana’s new president has told the BBC that he wants undocumented Zimbabweans to be legalised by granting them temporary work and residence permits. "They do jobs that would otherwise…
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Botswana's politician who did the unthinkable
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…
Botswana ruling party rejected after 58 years in power
Voters in Botswana have rejected the country’s long-serving governing party in a result that marks a political earthquake in the diamond-rich southern African nation. The Botswana…
A party in power for 58 years pledges change for Botswana
Botswana’s governing party - in power for almost six decades - is trying to pull off a trick in Wednesday’s general election by using a phrase normally associated with long-suffering…
How friends became foes in Africa's diamond state
Ian Khama’s well-mannered voice barely disguises the anger that he feels. In several interviews that Botswana’s former president has given since 2019, when he began to express…