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Botswana leader concedes defeat after party drubbed in election

Botswana's President and Presidential candidate for the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) Mokgweetsi Masisi speaks during a press conference in Gaborone on November 1, 2024. [File, AFP]

Botswana's president conceded defeat on Friday after his party which has governed the diamond-rich African country for nearly six decades suffered a resounding defeat in general elections.

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