Botswana Courts Dismiss Opposition Challenge to Election Result

(Bloomberg) -- Sign up to our Next Africa newsletter and follow Bloomberg Africa on TwitterBotswana courts rejected challenges by opposition parties to the results of voting in several constituencies in the nation’s October election.High Court judges in Gaborone, the capital, and Francistown found insufficient evidence to overturn wins for the ruling Botswana Democratic Party. The Umbrella for Democratic Change coalition and the Botswana Patriotic Front had filed petitions against the resu