Opposition leaders boycotted the inauguration of Botswana president Mokgweetsi Masisi in Gaborone on Friday.
Masisi, the leader of the victorious Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) , took the oath of office in a packed indoor stadium at Botswana University, in front of foreign dignitaries. including Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who received a rapturous welcome from the crowd...
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