Botswana: Activists Want More Women in Botswana’s National Assembly

Gaborone, Botswana — Three out of 28 female candidates were elected to Botswana’s National Assembly in last week’s general election, as women’s rights activists called on the new administration to increase female representation in the nation’s politics.

Helen Manyeneng of the new ruling party, the Umbrella for Democratic Change, is one of the three female members of parliament in the 61-seat assembly.

The UDC defeated the Botswana Democratic Party, which had held power since the country gained…