All five of Botswana's post-independence presidents have been from the BDP. Boko is a 54-year-old lawyer and Harvard Law School graduate who also ran in 2014 and 2019.

Dr. Paul Klotman Sunday received the Botswana Presidential Order of Honour from His Excellency President Dr. Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi on behalf of Baylor College of Medicine for its ...

Masisi's Botswana Democratic Party dominated politics in Botswana for nearly six decades, since independence in 1966. The nation of just 2.5 million people will now be governed by another party ...

Masire is an unassuming leader who deserves to be remembered as one of the greatest African pioneers of post-colonial history ...

Botswana has been a democracy since independence and prides itself as the oldest democratic system in the region. "The fact that the president was quick to concede defeat also cements the democratic ...

For the first time since it won independence from Britain in 1966, Botswana faces a genuine electoral contest on Wednesday, as a feud between its current and a former president throws one of ...

All five of Botswana's post-independence presidents have been from the BDP. Doko is a 54-year-old lawyer who also contested elections in 2014 and 2019.