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Vol 65 No 22

Published 1st November 2024


Botswana

In power for six decades, the ruling BDP promises change

Running for a second term, President Masisi is helped by opposition splits but his economic plans lack credibility

Against a backdrop of rising youth unemployment and tumbling diamond revenues, Botswana’s elections on 30 October are set to be among its most closely fought since independence in 1966.

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