MAURITIUS has retained its position as Africa’s best-governed country, with Rwanda and Botswana close behind, according to the 2025 Chandler Good Government Index (CGGI). While the continent continues to lag behind other regions, researchers say the latest findings point to encouraging signs of progress. The results were unveiled at the CGGI’s regional launch …
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BOTSWANA’s new president took office Friday in a whirlwind transfer of power following elections that saw a historic defeat handed to the party that had governed the diamond-rich country for nearly 60 years. Human rights lawyer Duma Boko, 54, was sworn in during a closed session at the office of …
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Botswana’s Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) swept to power in the landlocked southern African country on Friday, taking 35 of 61 seats in parliament and ousting the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) after 58 years. The BDP had secured just two seats, the electoral commission announced. It had ruled the former …
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FORMER Botswana president Ian Khama made his first court appearance on Friday after returning from three years in exile to face charges of illegal firearm possession and receiving stolen property. The court had previously issued two arrest warrants against Khama for failing to respond to the charges in April …
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BOTSWANA is contemplating raising its shareholding in the global diamond miner De Beers, according to President Mokgweetsi Masisi. This comes in response to parent company Anglo American’s announcement of a potential spin-off or sale of the diamond business. Speaking to JCK News, President Masisi described the possible sale by Anglo American …
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