Africa
Botswana is presented here as a historical economic dossier rather than a flat stat sheet: long-run macro cycles, public balance-sheet pressure, market depth, external buffers, and the events that likely bent the curve.
A tighter current-state read before dropping into the long historical charts.
The timeline is where macro numbers meet story: crises, wars, policy shifts, trade deals, and other shocks connected to Botswana.
Transition from British protectorate to independence.
Botswana (formerly Bechuanaland) gained independence from British rule with Seretse Khama as its first president. Botswana would become one of Africa's greatest democratic and economic success stories driven by diamond wealth.