Botswana’s political landscape has shifted dramatically as the long-ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has been unseated by the opposition, the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), in a ...

Analysts said that mounting socio-economic grievances, particularly among young people, were the downfall of the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), which has governed the small southern ...

Nov. 1 (UPI) --The Botswana Democratic Party Friday lost its majority in parliament and the presidency in national elections after 58 years in power. Umbrella for Democratic Change won majority ...

The Botswana Democratic Party has been in power in the southern African nation for 58 years since independence from Britain in 1966. The one-day election will decide the makeup of Parliament and ...

Masisi’s concession came before final results were announced, with his Botswana Democratic Party trailing in fourth place in the parliamentary elections in what appeared to be a humbling ...

Botswana will have a new ruling party for the first time in 58 years after an opposition coalition, Umbrella for Democratic Change, secured a landslide victory in a general election held Wednesday.

The Botswana Democratic Party has governed the southern African nation for 58 years, since independence from Britain in 1966, and has held the presidency throughout. The election will determine ...

The Botswana Democratic Party has governed the southern African nation for 58 years, since independence from Britain in 1966. The election will determine the makeup of Parliament and lawmakers ...