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People in Botswana heading to the voting booth on Wednesday, as the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) sought another five-year term. The BDP is one of the longest-serving ruling parties in Africa, having been in power for the last 58 years since independence from the UK in 1966. The one-day election decides who sits in […]
AFP Botswana’s governing party – in power for almost six decades – is trying to pull off a trick in Wednesday’s general election by using a phrase normally associated with long-suffering opposition groups. In its manifesto, the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) is calling for “change”. “Let’s change together and build prosperity for all,” President Mokgweetsi […]