High turnout reported as residents of Botswana head to the polls in national election

There appears to be a high turnout in Botswana’s national election, according to Africanews correspondent Joel Kouam.

‘Botswana’s citizens have been queuing up at polling stations in the country’s different constituencies, mainly in the capital Gaborone, since 5am. The first polling stations opened at 6.30am and there has been a particularly large turnout since this morning, with the elderly and adults in particular,’ Kouam…