FAO launches new projects to transform Botswana's agricultural sector

GABORONE, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on Thursday launched eight new projects for Botswana to support the country's vision of transforming its agricultural sector to drive economic growth...

Planting trees to fight climate change? Think again

AFRICA Planting trees is often hailed as a simple solution to climate change. But when done indiscriminately in Africa, the practice can cause more harm than good. That is according to Professor Guy Midgley, the director of the School for Climate...

How to Travel Sustainably Without Sacrificing Adventure

Traveling is one of life’s greatest joys. Every trip gives you the chance to learn something new about the world, people, and yourself, while leaving a positive impact on the destinations you visit. Sustainable travel doesn’t mean giving up...

African science fiction imagines new ways of living in climate-changed worlds

A new book called African Climate Futures explores how African science fiction is addressing climate change. International politics scholar Carl Death weighs up climate policies in African countries and discusses stories and films alongside them....

Beyond the Big Five

Madikwe Game Reserve has a reputation for classic Big Five sightings, yet the real surprise is how much more there is to see once you start looking closer. Set along the Botswana border in South Africa’s North West, this malaria-free reserve spans...

Botswana’s incredible HIV success story, explained in one chart

Botswana has been getting a lot of calls lately from across the African continent, prodding the nation — once “at risk of extinction” from HIV — to tell the world how they did the impossible: squash childhood HIV rates. The number of children...

SAA Expands Regional Network with Gaborone Route

South African Airways will launch twice-daily flights between Johannesburg and Gaborone beginning November 4, expanding the airline’s regional footprint as it continues rebuilding operations across southern Africa. The new Botswana service will...

What Caused Botswana’s Public Health Emergency?

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Africa Brief. The highlights this week: Botswana, a global leader in tackling HIV/AIDS, declares a public health emergency; China reroutes its exports to African nations; and radical left-wing South African politician...

African researchers lead climate-smart tree planting project

Arbour Day, celebrated in the first week of September, he said, focuses on the huge global value of trees, which are an incredible resource for the world. Planting trees is often touted as a simple fix for climate change. But, in Africa,...

Botswana lures Japanese investment

Vice President Ndaba Gaolathe, who is also the Minister of Finance, is currently in Tokyo, where he sold the country’s ambitions to the Asian economic power. In an endeavour to navigate the country from reliance on diamonds, Botswana has invited...

Botswana declares public health emergency over medical shortages as Trump aid cuts hit

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Kgare Insurance Brokers Charts Bold Course for Sustainable Growth, Reinforces Governance for the Next Decade.

Kgare Insurance Brokers, a proudly citizen-owned leader in Botswana’s insurance sector, has unveiled a fortified leadership line-up as part of its drive to deliver innovative, future-ready insurance solutions. Anchored by a governance framework of...

Pipe dream: Why a nation-building project may not resurrect Alberta's oilpatch glory days

Breadcrumb Trail Links Energy Oil & Gas Economy Even if Mark Carney approves a massive new oil pipeline as part of his nation-building drive, the days of the oil sector producing a confetti cannon of cash are likely gone for good Photo by Ryan...

Botswana’s president declares health emergency over supply shortages

Botswana’s president has declared a public health emergency due to shortages of essential medicines and equipment, as a downturn in the global diamond market and US aid cuts take a toll on the country’s finances. The announcement came after the...

Reparations for the present

By Frederick N. K. MOORE Across Africa – and Ghana in particular – the call for reparations has become central in policy, academic and diplomatic circles. This is justified. The legacy of slavery, colonialism and economic exploitation continues to...

Botswana declares public health emergency over medicine shortage

Botswana has declared a public health emergency, with President Duma Boko saying the national medical supply chain collapsed due to depleted government coffers and steep cuts in aid from the United States. The announcement came on Monday after the...

Botswana declares public health emergency as medicines run out

GABORONE, Botswana — Botswana declared a public health emergency on Monday after hospitals ran out of essential medicines due to depleted government coffers and steep cuts in US aid. The diamond-rich southern African country has relied heavily on...

Exclusive | Matchmaking in MP: To make Gandhi Sagar a second home for cheetahs, wildlife dept will introduce female after monsoon

Madhya Pradesh wildlife officials have devised a plan to populate the Gandhi Sagar wildlife sanctuary with a fresh stock of cheetahs by introducing a female cheetah after the monsoon.In April, wildlife officials went ahead with the plan to...

US TARIFFS: BOTSWANA OFFERS DONALD TRUMP’S ADMINISTRATION PRIORITY ACCESS TO CRITICAL MINERALS

Gaborone, Botswana – President Duma Boko’s administration has offered the US government priority access to critical minerals in the ongoing negations on export tariffs. The US government imposed a 37% tariff on all goods imported from Botswana,...

How Botswana President Duma Boko Wants to Position the Country in the World of Luxury

In the high-wattage world of JCK Las Vegas where luxury meets commerce, sparkle is currency. The President of Botswana, H.E. Advocate Duma Boko, arrived at this year’s event not just as a head of state, but as an embodiment of charisma. He’s...