Botswana at a Crossroads: From Khama's Legacy to Boko's Bold Gamble – Can the Diamond State Survive Its Political and Economic Reckoning?

Botswana at a Crossroads: From Khama's Legacy to Boko's Bold Gamble – Can the Diamond State Survive Its Political and Economic Reckoning?

Guest Column - In the quiet corridors of Gaborone, where power has long been polished like a flawless diamond, a seismic shift has reshaped Botswana’s political landscape. The 2024 general elections delivered a stunning verdict: the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), which had ruled uninterrupted since independence in 1966, was swept from power. In its place rose Duma Boko and the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), a coalition once dismissed as…