Tourists love to watch herds of elephants trekking across Botswana's famed Okavango Delta, but nearby farmers watch in dismay when the animals trample ...
At the foot of Kgale Hill, the sudden appearance of new shops caused a bit of a buzz as bemused locals seeking to ...
Proposals to restrict or ban international trade in those three products are due to be studied when the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) holds its next triennial meeting in Qatar next year. Monaco has tabled a ban for trade ...
Ian Khama was sworn-in Tuesday as Botswana?s fourth democratically elected president, pledging to diversify the country's diamond-dependent economy. "We have long recognised that the diversification of the economy, both within the minerals sector and beyond, is a key strategy for our future ...
Botswana has received a harsh wake-up call as the global economic crisis sees diamond revenues plummet, giving a stark view of what lies in store when the country's economic mainstay runs out. The Botswanan government has long recognised the urgency of diversifying ...
Judges for a five-million dollar prize recognising African good governance said on Monday they had decided not to award the honour this year. The Mo Ibrahim Prize for achievement in African leadership is described by organisers as the largest individual annual award ...
Backers of $5 million African leadership prize say they can't find winner this year In a snub to recent ex-presidents and heads of state in Africa, organizers of a multimillion-dollar annual prize for good governance on the continent said Monday they had ...
GABORONE (Reuters) - Botswana's President Ian Khama secured a new five-year term on Sunday, extending his rule over the world's largest diamond producer, after his governing BDP party swept to victory in a parliamentary election. Khama's party extended its majority in parliament ...
Botswana's long-governing party, in power for more than 40 years, wins parliamentary elections Botswana's governing party, which has been in power for more than four decades, once again swept parliamentary elections that regional observers deemed free and fair, the country's independent electoral ...
Botswana's ruling party on Sunday celebrated a landslide poll victory with President Ian Khama vowing to boost delivery in the world's biggest diamond producer despite the global economic crisis. Khama's ruling Botswana Democratic Party cemented its four decade post-independence rule by taking ...
President Ian Khama's ruling party on Saturday swept Botswana's parliamentary polls to return its tough-talking leader to the helm of the world's biggest diamond producer. After a poll proclaimed as peaceful, the country's chief justice confirmed Khama had secured the next five ...
President Ian Khama's ruling party on Saturday swept Botswana's parliamentary polls to return its tough-talking leader to the helm of the world's biggest diamond producer. After a poll widely proclaimed as peaceful, electoral officials confirmed the Botswana Democratic Party victory, cementing its ...
