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Duma Boko attained the presidency of the BNF in 2010. He led the creation of the Umbrella for Democratic Change , an alliance of the main opposition parties in Botswana. He ran as the alliance's president in Botswana's general elections in 2014 [ 3 ] and 2019 . [ 4 ]
The Boko cabinet is the sixteenth and current cabinet of Botswana. It was formed on 1 November 2024 following the general election held on 30 October 2024 , which resulted in the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) losing power after 58 years of uninterrupted rule since independence in 1966.
BDP leader and President Mokgweetsi Masisi conceded defeat to the UDC and Duma Boko on 1 November 2024. [58] [59] Boko praised the election result as an example of democracy in action, adding that "What has happened today takes our democracy to a higher level". [60] Boko was inaugurated as president on 1 November. [61]
Ndaba Nkosinathi Gaolathe (born 5 September 1971) [1] [2] is a Motswana economist and politician, currently serving as Vice-President of Botswana and Minister of Finance since 7 November 2024, under President Duma Boko.
It is the largest component of the governing Umbrella for Democratic Change coalition; party leader Duma Boko has been president of Botswana since 2024. Until 2024, the party’s greatest electoral success was in the 1994 elections , when it won 37.1% of the vote and 13 of 40 parliamentary seats.
Nigerian courts convicted 125 Boko Haram Islamist militants and financiers of a series of terrorism-related offences in a mass trial this week, the attorney-general's office said. A Boko Haram ...
The ministers of the cabinet were announced by Duma Boko on a staggered basis from the 11th to the 15th of November 2024. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Main article: Boko cabinet
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) -- Nigeria's new president was sworn in on Friday and pledged to tackle Boko Haram "head on," asserting the fight against the Islamic extremists wouldn't be won until hundreds ...