Activists want more women in Botswana’s National Assembly

A woman leaves a polling station after casting her vote in Kumakwane, Botswana, near Gaborone, on Oct. 30, 2024. Polling officers count votes in Thamaga, west of Gaborone, Botswana, on Oct. 31, 2024.

Three out of 28 female candidates were elected to Botswana’s National Assembly in last week’s general election, as women’s rights activists called on the new administration to increase female representation in the nation’s politics.