Nearly six decades of rule by one political party in Botswana ended on Friday.
Botswana opposition leader Duma Boko smiles outside his home, after his party UDC won the general election, in Gaborone, Botswana November 1, 2024Congratulatory messages have started to come in for Botswana’s President elect Duma Boko after he received the most votes in the recent elections.Boko has thanked the people of Botswana for entrusting him with a big responsibility.
While EFF leader Julius Malema has praised Boko for his unwavering perseverance and says already there’s an undertaking that visa restrictions against him will be lifted. Nearly six decades of rule by one political party in Botswana ended on Friday as President Masisi conceded electoral defeat.
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