Botswana
Botswana's President Masisi tests positive for COVID
A government statement said the test had been carried out as a matter of routine.
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Botswana top court hears homosexuality appeal
The country's High Court in 2019 ruled in favour of campaigners seeking to strike down prison sentences for same-sex relationships, declaring them unconstitutional.
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Botswana unearths second huge diamond in weeks
The latest find, which fills the palm of a man's hand, was discovered on June 12 by Canadian Diamond firm, Lucara and presented to the country's cabinet in the capital Gaborone on Wednesday.
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Botswana says found world's 'third largest' diamond
The stone, found on 1 June, was shown to President Mokgweetsi Masisi in the capital Gaborone.
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Regional talks end with no solid plan to quell jihadist violence in Mozambique
The talks had been widely expected to decide on a reported proposal to deploy some 3,000 soldiers to Cabo Delgado, where insurgents have seized control of towns and villages, forcing hundreds of thousands to flee their homes.
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Southern African leaders to hold summit on jihadist threat
The meeting is expected to discuss the possibility of SADC deploying 3,000 troops to battle the insurgents.
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Botswana bans SA poultry products following bird flu outbreak
The outbreak of H5 Avian Influenza was recently detected at a chicken farm in Ekurhuleni.
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Botswana trophy hunting season opens after COVID hiatus
Licences have been issued to kill 287 elephants, the biggest category of animals, according to the authorities.
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Botswana probes as dozens of endangered vultures found dead
The white-backed vulture is listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) 'red list' of critically-endangered bird species.
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At least 40 white-backed vultures poisoned in Botswana
Vultures play a critical role in keeping ecosystems clean of diseases found in rotting carcasses, but in Southern Africa, they are sometimes poisoned deliberately by poachers, or accidentally by farmers.
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Report: Money laundering allegations against Motsepe-Radebe, Khama untrue
An investigation into allegations of money laundering against former Botswana President Ian Khama and South African businesswoman Bridgette Motsepe-Radebe has concluded that the claims were fabricated. This has been confirmed by international business intelligence firms Omnia and Alaco. EWN reporter Nthakoana Ngatane speaks to Omnia director and lawyer Cherie Blair.
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Khama: Masisi’s regime is capable of rigging elections in Botswana
Former Botswana President Ian Khama on Wednesday said the country’s government was trying to legitimise itself by tarnishing his reputation and other implicated persons to settle petty political scores.
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Report says money laundering claims against Motsepe-Radebe, Khama fabricated
This has been confirmed by international business intelligence firms Omnia and Alaco.
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Botswana elephant deaths tests inconclusive but poisoning not ruled out
The landlocked southern African country has the world's largest elephant population, estimated to be about 130,000. Around 300 of them have been found dead since March.
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Botswana says natural toxin could be behind elephant deaths
It was highly unlikely that an infectious disease was behind the shocking deaths of at least 281 elephants, added Cyril Taolo, acting director of the Department of Wildlife and National Parks.
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Botswana finds more dead elephants, says test results due this week
Officials told reporters near the Okavango Delta on Thursday that they had now verified 281 carcasses and that the deaths were concentrated in an area of 8,000 square km that is home to about 18,000 elephants.
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Botswana reports mysterious deaths of hundreds of elephants
Similar deaths were first reported in May when authorities found 12 carcasses in just a week in two villages in the northwest of the country.
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Bridgette Motsepe-Radebe to sue over Botswana money laundering claims
Allegations that she laundered $10 billion from Botswana surfaced again after AfriForum announced that it had been appointed by Botswana to prosecute Motsepe-Radebe.
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Botswana capital back on lockdown after new COVID-19 cases
President Mokgweetsi Masisi declared another localised lockdown this week as the number of new cases increased in the capital.
