Botswana at 60 challenges the story of postcolonial African failure
Botswana showed that resource wealth need not condemn a country to corruption and underdevelopment.
![Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi holds a large diamond discovered in Botswana at his office in Gaborone on August 22, 2024. - The 2492 carat diamond was discovered in the Karowe mine in Botswana of Lucara Diamond Company. Botswana is one of the world's largest producers of diamonds, which constitute its main source of income, representing 30% of GDP and 80% of its exports. [Monirul BHUIYAN / AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/AFP__20240822__36EM3XM__v1__Preview__BotswanaEconomyMinerals-1-1724336777.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Letsile Tebogo bagged Botswana's first Olympic gold medal when won the men's 200m final at the Paris Olympics 2024 [File: Henry Nichols/AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/AFP__20241120__36MH3NA__v1__HighRes__AthleticsBotTebogo-1747403054.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Africa HIV deaths to mount, as Trump stops funding. Here’s why
In South Africa alone, funding cuts could lead to 500,000 deaths in 10 years, experts warn.
Southern Africa’s liberation movements have lost their political mojo
Support for former freedom fighters is dwindling across the region due to their inability to govern effectively.
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Did toxic algae kill hundreds of elephants in Botswana?
More than 350 elephants in Botswana died from toxic waterholes contaminated with cyanobacteria in 2020.
Botswana swears in Duma Boko as new president
Boko, 54, inaugurated just nine days after his party beat the Botswana Democratic Party, which ruled for six decades.
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Botswana leader concedes election, ending his party’s 58-year rule
Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi has conceded election defeat, ending the party’s 58-year rule.
Published On 1 Nov 2024
Botswana opposition wins election; BDP ousted from power after 58 years
Mokgweetsi Masisi concedes defeat to Duma Boko after shock outcome for the long-governing Botswana Democratic Party.
Botswana elections: Ruling party seeks to extend 58 years in power
Botswana Democratic Party remains a favourite despite slow economic growth caused by declining demand for diamonds.
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Botswana votes in election amid diamond crisis: All you need to know
Some 1 million Batswana will vote amid worries about the economy as diamond dollars fall.
From: NewsFeed
World’s second largest diamond found in Botswana
World’s second largest diamond found in Botswana.
Published On 23 Aug 2024
World’s second largest diamond found in Botswana
X-ray technology used to find the 2,492-carat stone in the African country’s Karowe Diamond Mine.
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