Botswana election: Who is in the running and what’s at stake?

People lining up to vote in Gaborone during the last election in 2019 [File: Jerome Delay/AP]

In the midst of a punishing drought and a massive drop in diamond revenue, up to 1 million eligible voters in Botswana are heading to the polls in a tense general election on Wednesday.

Africa’s longest-serving democracy is considered one of the continent’s most stable countries, having peacefully transitioned power in all elections since independence from Britain in the 1960s. However, there are fears this time that there might be post-election violence.