Botswana voters kick out ruling party of nearly six decades
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…
Diamond-rich Botswana set to extend ruling party’s 58-year reign
GABORONE – Botswana governing party is poised to extend its almost six-decade rule of the diamond-rich southern African nation in Wednesday’s elections, securing a second five-year term for President Mokgweetsi…
Second-largest diamond ever found is discovered in Botswana
Associated Press GABORONE, Botswana – The largest diamond found in more than a century has been unearthed at a mine in Botswana, and the country’s president showed off the fist-sized…