GABORONE, Botswana (AP) — Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi has been sworn in after an election that saw the previous president break with the ruling party and back the...

GABORONE, Botswana (AP) — Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi will remain in office after his ruling party easily won enough parliament seats in this week's election, authorities announced...

GABORONE, Botswana (AP) — Botswana faced its tightest election in history on Wednesday as the long-peaceful southern African nation wondered if the ruling party would be toppled for the first time...

GABORONE, Botswana (AP) — Botswana's ruling party faces the tightest election of its history on Wednesday after former President Ian Khama, annoyed with his hand-picked successor, announced his...

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The presidents of Zimbabwe and Botswana — two leaders who recently took power in contrasting fashions — met in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, Monday.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa took over from long serving former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe following a military intervention in November.

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Botswana on Friday announced three days of mourning after the death of 91-year-old Ketumile Masire, a former president who led the country for nearly two decades.

Masire died "peacefully" and surrounded by family members at a hospital in Gaborone, the capital, on Thursday night, Masire's family said in a statement. He had been critically ill.

LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Zambian President Edgar Lungu on Tuesday took the oath of office after the nation's top court rejected an opposition petition to block his inauguration.

Lungu, who was re-elected last month in a closely contested vote, was sworn in at a packed stadium ceremony that included a 21-gun salute and traditional dancers. It was attended by regional leaders including Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe and Ian Khama of Botswana.