Botswana’s former president Festus Mogae, who led the diamond-rich nation for a decade and won praise for good governance and the fight against HIV/Aids, has died at the age of 86, the government said ...

He led the southern African nation for a decade and embraced a flagship American aid program credited with helping to eradicate the country’s AIDS epidemic. By Yvonne Mooka and John Eligon Yvonne ...

Botswana’s former President Festus Mogae has died at the age of 86, the government has announced, along with three days of national mourning. Mogae led the southern African country for a decade and ...

The former President of the Republic of Botswana, Festus Mogae, has died. The democrat was considered the architect of the Southern African country's economic rise and a pioneer in the fight against ...

Festus Mogae served as the third president of Botswana from 1998 to 2008 Botswana's former head of state Festus Mogae has died at the age of 86, President Duma Boko has announced. "Today Botswana ...

Actor Lorne Greene was the kind of person who seemed to have lived three lifetimes before he ever set foot on the Ponderosa ...

Voters in Independence, Missouri, voted on Tuesday to oust two city councilmembers after they backed an AI data center in the community. Independence councilmembers Bridget McCandless, who was running ...

One week after a controversial vote to approve rules for a CRG Clayco data center, anti-data center candidates ousted half of the Festus City Council. The promise of a political reckoning made by ...

Sporting a “We The People” shirt Zachary Murray addresses members of the Festus City Council in opposition to a proposed data center during a meeting at Festus High School on Monday, March 30, 2026.

FESTUS, Mo. – Major changes are coming to the Festus City Council after all four incumbents on the ballot were defeated in Tuesday’s municipal election. Election officials said the voter turnout in ...