Southern Africa: Masisi’s Shock Defeat in Botswana Heralds Big Changes, Difficult Turnaround

Botswana has a new boss in President Duma Boko after an election victory over a party that has been in power since independence 58 years ago. A lot is set to change, including the country’s relations with South Africa and Zimbabwe.

Listen to this article 6 min Listen to this article 6 min Botswana held its national election on 30 October and President Mokgweetsi Eric Masisi and the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) were soundly beaten.

The BDP has been the ruling party of Botswana since its…