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Botswana

Population: 1.8 million
GNI: $10400 million
Debt: $44 million
Overview: In early 2008, President Festus Mogae will step down in favour of Vice-President Ian Khama, who will try to resolve splits in the Botswana Democratic Party before legislative elections in 2009.

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  • Vol 44 No 14
  • 11/07/2003

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
  • 11/01/2002

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
  • 28/09/2001

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...

  • Vol 42 No 14
  • 13/07/2001

Grit that glitters

Caught between blood diamonds and cheap copies, best friends move closer

  • Vol 42 No 13
  • 29/06/2001

Following Festus

The party congress season unleashes some political tensions

  • Vol 41 No 25
  • 22/12/2000

Diamonds and danger

Neither jewels nor stability pay a cure for HIV-AIDS

  • Vol 40 No 21
  • 22/10/1999

All his own work

After a false start President Festus Mogae has passed his first electoral test

  • Vol 40 No 21
  • 22/10/1999

Diamond deal

As luck would have it, investment incentives and job creation measures by Botswana's new government could be paid for out of extra revenues from the recent recovery in the world diamond market. In February, Finance Minister Ponatshego Kedikilwe introdu...

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