The assumption that poor societies cannot afford the luxury of liberal institutions is both false and potentially fatal.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. people in traditional garb in Botswana Botswana gained independence on September 30, 1966. While it was a British protectorate, it ...

Botswana’s president has conceded defeat after his long-ruling Botswana Democratic Party lost its parliamentary majority for the first time since Botswana won its independence from Britain in 1966.

GABORONE, Botswana — 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 ruling ...

Botswana has been one of Africa's greatest economic success stories. Since independence, the country has transformed itself ...

Despite early post-election signals of reform, rising hostility toward journalists and alleged interference at "Radio Botswana" point to a troubling backslide on editorial independence. This statement ...

MINSK, 30 September (BelTA) – Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has congratulated President of Botswana Mokgweetsi Masisi on the national holiday - Independence Day, BelTA learned from the ...

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GABORONE, Botswana (AP) — Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi conceded defeat in the general election Friday, in a seismic moment of change for the county that ended the ruling party's 58 years in ...