Voters in Botswana are currently heading to the polls for its tenth democratic elections, amid deep recession in the world’s largest diamond producing country, reports Al Jazeera.
President Ian Khama’s party is tipped to win, despite criticism about his authoritarian leadership style.
As the son of Botswana’s first president, Mr. Kharma faces his first democratic test since becoming the leader of Botswana Democratic Party 18 months ago.
About 723,000 voters are expected to cast in their votes today.
Mr. Khama has also indicated that he won’t recognize Zimbabwean President Mugabe’s authority is Tsvangirai pulled out of unity government.
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