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Botswana Denies Plans It is to Host U.S. Military Base
Botswana has vehemently distanced itself from reports that it is mulling over United States’ proposal to set up a military base of the US Africa Command (AFRICOM) in the southern African diamond-rich country as stated by South African ruling ANC youth...
Botswana President Dismisses Calls to Amend Constitution
Botswana President Ian Khama has dismissed calls to amend the country’s constitution, saying there is no need to alter it. In his state of the nation address, Khama said democracy cannot exist in the absence of the rule of law.
More Defections to the Opposition From the Botswana Ruling Party
The ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has lost another Member of Parliament and several councilors to the newly formed breakaway party, the Botswana Movement For Democracy (BMD). The BDP has already lost four MPs to the BMD.
Botswana’s New Opposition Party Seeks Dissolution of Parliament
The new opposition party, the Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD), has challenged President Ian Khama to dissolve parliament and call for general elections in the country. A recent breakaway party of the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), the BMD...
Former Botswana Mining Company Boss Found Dead
A former Managing Director of Debswana, a joint venture between the Botswana government and mining giant De Beers, Louis Nchindo, has been found dead in a bush near Kasane town in northern Botswana. Nchindo’s son Garvas reported him missing on Tuesday...
Botswana Opposition Leader Rejects Calls to Step Down
Botswana’s leader of the main opposition Botswana National Front (BNF) party, Otsweletse Moupo, has said that he would not resign following calls from BNF supporters that he should step down as his poor leadership had cost the party dearly in last week’s...
Botswana President to Rule Country Using a Road Map of Four D’s
Botswana’s President-elect Ian Khama, who is expected to be inaugurated on Tuesday in the capital Gaborone, has vowed to boost the country’s service delivery to the people. Echoing his succession speech in April 2008, Khama, a former military...
Botswana Ruling Party Wins Landslide Elections Victory
The ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has won the parliamentary polls held on Friday, securing 46 seats out of the 57 seats across the country. The opposition parties; the Botswana National Front (BNF) and the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) garnered...
