Credible votes in Botswana, Senegal, South Africa and Mauritius have shone this year. But political repression and violence ...

After nearly six decades of BDP rule, the triumphant UDC government has the tough task of restoring sound governance.

In this article, policy adviser and former De Beers Botswana CEO Sheila Khama writes De Beers' exploration in Angola and asks ...

The first African election this year, in Comoros on Jan. 14, descended into deadly violence and a curfew after President ...

Botswana, one of Africa's most stable countries, is the continent's longest continuous multi-party democracy. It is ...

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

Botswana is set to host Mauritania in a high-stakes showdown for their penultimate 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at ...

After 58 years, the Botswana Democratic Party lost its majority in Parliament, becoming the latest long-dominant party in ...

Botswana's newly-elected president Duma Boko appointed former Miss Botswana and Miss World Africa Lesego Chombo as the ...

Botswana’s new president has told the BBC that he wants undocumented Zimbabweans to be legalised by granting them temporary ...

South Africa closed its side of the Lebombo border that it shares with Mozambique in the wake of the recent protests. South ...

This transition is not just a change of leadership; it is a profound testament to the strength of Botswana’s democratic institutions and the peaceful nature of its political culture.