Botswana opposition leader Duma Boko talks to a supporter, after his party UDC won the general election, outside his home in Gaborone, Botswana November 1, 2024and the government and people of the country on the success of the election in South Africa’s neighbouring nation.
President Ramaphosa has praised the Umbrella for Democratic Change coalition on its success in the election under the leadership of President-elect Boko. The Presidency says in a statement that South Africa welcomes outgoing President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s stated preparations for a transition that follows 58 years of governance by the Botswana Democratic Party .
Nearly six decades of rule by one political party in Botswana ended on Friday as President Masisi conceded electoral defeat.Analysts say mounting socio-economic grievances, particularly among young people, were the BDP’s downfall. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies.