GABORONE - 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 diamond ...

UDC supporters were celebrating as the results came in overnight Voters in Botswana have rejected the country’s long-serving governing party in a result that marks a political earthquake in the ...

Voters in Botswana have delivered a shock defeat to the party that has ruled them for nearly six decades by handing victory to an opposition coalition and its presidential candidate Duma Boko.

One of Africa’s longest-ruling parties has suffered a landslide defeat in a historic election in Botswana, the latest sign of mounting discontent among voters in a region where postcolonial ...

Botswana is set for its first change of governing party in 58 years after president Mokgweetsi Masisi conceded defeat in the general election. Mr Masisi's Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), which ...

Botswana's opposition candidate, Duma Boko, from the UDC coalition, wins presidency, ending almost six decades of BDP rule. Economic grievances, especially among youth, drive support for Boko as ...