Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi has conceded defeat in the election in a seismic moment of change for the county that ...

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

Botswana today sends a message to the whole world and says, democracy is alive here,” he declared. It was a striking contrast ...

Natural light streams in from a wall-to-wall window where Eric, a diamond cutter (whose surname must remain a secret), is preparing a 782-carat rough diamond the size of a baseball to be sliced by an ...

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

Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi conceded defeat on Friday after preliminary results showed his party had lost its ...

Polls have opened in an election in Botswana and voters are deciding if one of Africa’s longest-ruling parties stays on for ...

Botswana's new president took office Monday, praising his predecessor for allowing a smooth regime change without ...

Botswana started voting on Wednesday in an election that will determine whether President Mokgweetsi Masisi secures a second ...

Botswana Democratic Party remains a favourite despite slow economic growth caused by declining demand for diamonds.

Botswana's GDP per capita was $7,250 in 2023 - compared with an average for sub-Saharan Africa of $4,800, World Bank data shows. But a downturn in the global diamond market caused economic growth ...

Botswana is the world's second biggest natural diamond producer behind Russia. But the mood for change was evident as a downturn in the global demand for diamonds badly impacted Botswana's economy ...