Events like the election In October 2024, where the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) swept the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) from power are just some of the major events covered in this volume.

Historical Dictionary of Botswana, Sixth Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, an extensive bibliography, and more than 700 cross-referenced entries on important personalities and aspects of the country's politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Botswana.

Jeff Ramsay is a co-founder and principal at Livingstone Kolobeng College in Gaborone, Botswana and research associate with the Department of History of the University of Botswana. He has published numerous articles as well as books on Botswana's history in popular print and social media as well as in academic publications. From 2003 to 2018, he was a senior official working in Botswana's Office of the President.

Bafumiki Mocheregwa is a Botswana-born historian who currently teaches at the Univesity of Southern Mississippi, USA. His research centers on conflict in Southern Africa during the decolonization period, with a particular focus on the historical development and evolution of the Botswana Defence Force. He has also served as a review editor for the Journal of African Military History since 2019.

Simon Bayani completed his doctoral dissertation on the history of policing in Botswana, examining its evolution from the colonial era to independence. He is a teaching and learning specialist in the School of Business at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) in Calgary, Alberta, and an Adjunct Instructor in SAIT's Open Studies Program. He also creates content for his history YouTube channel, Africa in Retrospect.