Botswana

Botswana to legalise undocumented Zimbabweans – president
November 8, 2024
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 not...
Botswana’s politician who did the unthinkable
November 1, 2024
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 education first in...
Botswana ruling party rejected after 58 years in power
November 1, 2024
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 Democratic Party (BDP) –...
A party in power for 58 years pledges change for Botswana
October 26, 2024
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...
How friends became foes in Africa’s diamond state
October 8, 2024
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 dissatisfaction with his...
How Harry and Meghan’s African safari cemented their romance
May 28, 2024
Since their marriage in 2018, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have given fans unprecedented insight into their relationship, revealing how their romance blossomed from their first date in London...