Botswana's former head of state Festus Mogae has died at the age of 86, President Duma Boko has announced. "Today Botswana mourns a distinguished statesman and patriot whose life was devoted to the ...

GABORONE, Botswana(AP) — Festus Mogae, Botswana’s former president who made a national priority of the fight against HIV and AIDS during his tenure from 1998 to 2008, has died at the age of 86, the ...

Botswana is quieter this week. Not because its people are silent, but because a statesman who carried the weight of a nation has gone to rest. The passing of former President Festus Gontebanye Mogae ...