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Botswana president sworn in promising to fight graft

Botswana's newly reelected President Mokgweetsi Masisi was sworn in on Friday during a ceremony snubbed by his predecessor after the two former allies fell out in a highly public feud. Botswana's ...
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Botswana's President Masisi wins hotly-contested election

"Dr. Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi is elected President of the Republic of Botswana," chief justice Terrence Rannowane announced. The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), which has ruled since ...
The Boston Globe

Botswana president concedes defeat in election, ending ruling party’s 58 years in power

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 ...
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

Botswana votes as president's party seeks to extend six-decade rule

With 61 seats up for grabs in parliament, Botswana's first-past-the-post system means the first party to take 31 seats will be declared the winner and install its candidate as president. Counting for ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Seismic change in Botswana as party that ruled for 58 years since independence loses power

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 ...