Duma Boko inherits a broke Botswana, promises a holiday
Nov 1, 2024 · Botswana's new government is inheriting a country in which diamond revenue is down and expenditure is up, its outgoing president warned. Third-time contender Duma Boko has promised to do his best to turn things around. He has also promised a national holiday.
Duma Boko takes oath as Botswana's president - Africanews
Nov 9, 2024 · Boko took his oath in front of thousands of citizens and delegates in the capital Gaborone on Friday after arriving in an open top vehicle accompanied by flag-carrying soldiers on white horses.
Botswana swears in Duma Boko as new president | Elections ...
Nov 8, 2024 · Botswana has sworn in Duma Boko as the country’s new president after his landslide election victory kicked out the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), which had been in power for nearly 60 years.
Botswana Voters Hand Governing Party a Stunning Rebuke
Nov 1, 2024 · President Mokgweetsi Masisi, leader of the governing Botswana Democratic Party, conceded defeat at a news conference on Friday, and by evening, his successor, Duma Boko, was sworn in. Mr....
Botswana’s Leader Announces Deputy Pick After Shock Election ...
Nov 4, 2024 · Botswana’s new president, Duma Boko, assumed office after his alliance’s shock victory in last week’s elections and announced economist Ndaba Gaolathe as his pick for deputy. Boko, 54,...
Botswana's President Duma Boko: I want to legalise ... - BBC
Botswana’s new president has told the BBC that he wants undocumented Zimbabweans to be legalised by granting them temporary work and residence permits. "They do jobs that would otherwise not get ...
Botswana's New President - Who Is Duma Boko and What Does …
Nov 7, 2024 · Boko is a human rights lawyer who is considered a social democrat. He read law at the University of Botswana and at Harvard Law School. He was raised in a modest family in Mahalapye, a village ...
Botswana election: Duma Boko - the politician who did the ...
Nov 1, 2024 · Confident and well-mannered, Botswana's new President Duma Boko carries the traits of a highly trained human rights lawyer. The 54-year-old's thoughtful, fluent sentences speak of his legal...