Botswana ruling party ousted after 58 years in power

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Botswana’s Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) swept to power in the landlocked southern African country on Friday, taking 35 of 61 seats in parliament and ousting the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) after 58 years.

The BDP had secured just two seats, the electoral commission announced. It had ruled the former British protectorate – whose economy depends on diamond mining and wildlife tourism – since independence in 1966.

Speaking in Gaborone, President Mokgweetsi Masisi…

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