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Botswana
Population: 1.8 mn.
GDP: 14.8 bn.
Debt: 1.0 bn.
Overview:

President Ian Khama struggles to keep the ruling BDP united but will lose more members to the breakaway BMD, especially if last year's public sector strikes resume. Diamond and meat exports push up GDP by 6%.

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  • Vol 49 No 6
  •  14th March 2008

Inscrutable Khama

Vice-President Lieutenant General Ian Khama Seretse Khama, who is to take over as head of state within weeks, is a remarkably secretive politician. Even outgoing President Festus Mogae, who appointed Khama as his deputy five years ago, says he knows littl...

  • Vol 47 No 12
  •  9th June 2006

Smiling all the way

Botswana will now market diamonds but De Beers' latest move may not please the neighbours

  • Vol 46 No 17
  •  26th August 2005

Khama digs in

President-in-Waiting Ian Khama Seretse Khama strengthened his position at July 's national congress of the governing Botswana Democratic Party, of which he is Chairman (AC Vol 46 No 12). One rival faction was led by Foreign Minister Mompati Merafhe and Ed...

  • Vol 46 No 12
  •  10th June 2005

Factions and fractions

A bitter race looms for the Secretary Generalship of the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) at its national congress on 21-23 July in Serowe. A compromise offered by Vice-President Ian Khama Seretse Khama, designated successor to President Festus Moga...

  • Vol 46 No 6
  •  18th March 2005

For the greater Good

By trying to expel an academic critic, the government is risking its reputation

  • Vol 45 No 23
  •  19th November 2004

Khama's coming

Africa's most successful democracy will soon be run by a military man

  • Vol 44 No 14
  •  11th July 2003

Mogae plays the Khama card

Traditional leadership and diamond money keep a stable democracy going

  • Vol 44 No 14
  •  11th July 2003

Kidnapped II

Just in time for President George W. Bush's visit to Gaberone on 10 July, a row has blow up over allegations that five suspected supporters of Al Qaida were kidnapped in Malawi by US security agents after being handed over by Malawian security on 21 June ...

  • Vol 43 No 1
  •  11th January 2002

Doing the splits

The main opposition party, the Botswana National Front, has a new leader but remains divided. At its national congress Otsweletso Moupo, a lawyer from Selebi Phikwe, beat Peter Woto by 711 votes to 487.

  • Vol 42 No 19
  •  28th September 2001

Koma going

The feeble opposition should be strengthened by the imminent retirement of Kenneth Koma, veteran leader of the Botswana National Front. His BNF critics walked out in 1998 to form the Botswana Congress Party and at the 1999 elections, the parliamentary opp...

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