“I Duma Gideon Boko, do swear that I will faithfully and diligently discharge my duties and perform my functions in the high office of president of the Republic of Botswana.” :: The former ruling ...

GABORONE, Botswana (AP) — The party of Botswana's opposition candidate Duma Boko was declared the election winner Friday over incumbent President Mokgweetsi Masisi in a seismic change that ended the ...

After nearly six decades in power, Botswana’s liberation party has lost an election. President Mokgweetsi Masisi conceded defeat to the UDC’s Boko, having served just one term. Botswana opposition ...

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 ...

Different political parties have strongly criticised Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) president Duma Boko following his ...

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On 30 October, 2024, the opposition Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) led by Duma Boko defeated the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) which had been the ruling party since 1966 when the country ...

Botswana inaugurated opposition leader Duma Boko on Friday (November 8) following a historic election that kicked out former ruling Botswana Democratic Party by a landslide loss for the first time in ...

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