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Botswana:
Voting Underway in Tight Presidential Elections
AEP, 24 October 2014
Voting is currently ongoing in Botswana as they elect a president and parliament to rule the country for the next five years in an election expected to be the most competitive in… Read more »
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Botswana:
Close Contest Expected at Polls
SANF, 22 October 2014
Close to a million Batswana will go to the polls on 24 October in parliamentary and local government elections that are expected to be closely contested. Read more »
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Botswana:
Elections Expose Nation's 'Fading' Democracy
AfricaPlus, 20 October 2014
Botswana earned a reputation for political stability, electoral democracy, and economic growth in the 1970s and 1980s, when much of the African continent appeared to be mired in… Read more »
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Botswana:
Campaigns End Ahead of Polls
AEP, 20 October 2014
The political parties contesting in the Botswana general elections slated for this Friday 24 October 2014 ended their campaigns last Saturday ahead of the general elections experts… Read more »
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Botswana:
Former President of Malawi to Lead AU Observer Mission
AEP, 20 October 2014
Former president of Malawi, Joyce Banda, will be leading the African Union (AU) observer mission for Botswana's general elections on October 24, 2014 Friday. Read more »
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Botswana:
Tough Elections for Botswana
OSISA, 16 October 2014
The October 24 general elections are likely be the most competitive in the history of Botswana. According to the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), 824,073 eligible voters… Read more »
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Southern Africa:
SADC to Send Over 70 Observers
AEP, 13 October 2014
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) will send over 70 Electoral Observer Mission (SEOM) to evaluate the 24th October 2014 elections in Botswana. Read more »
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Botswana:
Regional Observers Head to Botswana for Polls
SAnews.gov.za, 11 October 2014
More than 70 observers will be deployed by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Electoral Observer Mission (SEOM) to assess the October 24 general elections in… Read more »
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South Africa:
Minister Nkoana-Mashabane Arrives in Botswana for Polls
SAnews.gov.za, 10 October 2014
International Relations and Cooperation Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane has arrived in Botswana for the launch of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Election… Read more »
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Botswana:
President Shamed By Indigenous San Protest at Election Rally
Survival International, 3 October 2014
Botswana's President Ian Khama was met with protests during an election rally at a Bushman eviction camp last Saturday, over government attempts to starve the Bushmen off their… Read more »
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Botswana:
Botswana Elections 2014 Fact Sheet
AEP, 26 September 2014
Botswana is one of the 48 landlocked countries located on Southern Africa. Botswana became independent from British rule in 30 September, 1966. It has, since then, maintained a… Read more »