Things had been going largely well for Botswana since 1966. But the wheels started coming off when Ian Khama became president ...

Police said that for a demonstration to take place the organizers must obtain a permit first. But political analyst Zibani Maundeni, a professor at the University of Botswana, says the police’s ...

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

GABORONE, Botswana (AP) — Botswana is holding a national election and voters are deciding if one of Africa’s longest-ruling parties stays on for another five-year term. The Botswana Democratic ...

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 ...

Early voting in Botswana Saturday was marred by irregularities ... open to more than 12,000 polling officers, plus thousands of police officers and army personnel. Jefferson Siamisang, secretary ...

In the United States, support for the spread of freedom and democracy around the world has not reflected any partisan ...

GABORONE (Reuters) -Botswana's voters delivered a shock defeat to the party that has ruled them for nearly six decades, registering their anger over economic stagnation linked to a decline in the ...

With 61 seats up for grabs in parliament, Botswana's first-past-the-post system means that the first party to take 31 seats will be declared the winner and install its candidate as president.

THE safety of Zimbabweans legally resident in Botswana has been guaranteed after the embassy engaged police following threats of violence against foreigners. The assurance comes following reports ...

Gaborone, Botswana — Botswanan opposition activists took to the streets of capital Gaborone over the weekend ahead of general elections set for this Wednesday. They wanted to march to Zimbabwe's ...