Anti-corruption protesters in Botswana demand action from new government

Scores of people march amid concerns about corruption in state enterprises, in Gaborone, Botswana, Nov 18, 2024. Protest organizer Setlhomo Tshwanelang, left, presents a petition to Minister of Trade Tiroeaone Ntsima, in Gaborone, Botswana, Nov. 18, 2024.

Botswana’s new leader, President Duma Boko, has promised zero tolerance for graft in his administration. The pledge comes as scores of Botswana residents join in youth-led anti-corruption protests, urging the government to prosecute former officials accused of looting public coffers.