Africa Botswana 'Europeans care more about elephants than people around them, Westerners see elephants as pets', Botswana's president Mokgweetsi Masisi said amid regional tensions over poaching and controversy on potential import bans on trophy hunting
Africa Botswana President Masisi threatened to send 20.000 elephants to Germany after criticism that Botswana issues permits to hunt pachyderms and allows to bring home trophies; thanks in part to past conservation efforts, more than 130.000 elephants live in the country
Africa Botswana The 2024 World Happiness Report surprisingly shows that Botswana is one of the unhappiest countries in the world, ranking 137th out of 143, surpassing even coup-affected countries such as Mali and Chad
Africa Botswana Young Epilepsy Botswana has announced that the ninth Purple Walk will be held in Gaborone on March 23
Africa Botswana Botswana is working with FAO to develop the first national plan to address nutritional challenges, which is expected to be completed in the 2024/25 financial year
Africa Botswana Tumo Kgabeng, a 24-year-old from Gaborone, uses drones to monitor diseases, pests and soil quality and provides timely treatment recommendations
Africa Botswana Diamond producers De Beers, Anglo American and Okavango diamond company, owned by the state of Botswana, have asked the Group of Seven to reconsider new bans on Russian diamonds, which are having and will have even more 'unintended consequences'
Africa Botswana The country received an integrity award from the WHO for achieving a milestone in tobacco control efforts by ensuring that there was no undue influence or pressure from the tobacco industry in any public health policy formulation or implementation process
Africa Botswana Global diamond giant De Beers will go ahead with a planned investment of $1 billion to prolong the life of its flagship mine, Jwaneng in Botswana, even though demand for diamonds has registered a decline in the past year
Africa Botswana Giyani Metals Corp, developer of the K.Hill battery-grade manganese project in Botswana, has received the Environmental Authorisation and submitted its Mining Licence application
Africa Botswana Batswana have been urged to turn up, as voter registration for 2024 general election starts, although a number of major parties have not yet held their primary elections to select candidates
Africa Botswana Botswana and Namibia have embarked on a joint investigation into the increased incidents of elephant poaching in the northern area of Botswana
Africa Botswana Botswana MPs strongly opposed the proposal to remove the passport requirement for travel between Botswana and Zimbabwe