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Africa: Botswana

The 70-year-old Khama, governed one of Africa's most stable democracies and its top diamond producing nation for a decade until 2018.  By Wikus de Wet AFP

Botswana's Khama says priming to oust successor Masisi

Mar 27, 2023 | Africa: Botswana

Botswana's former president Ian Khama has vowed to vigorously campaign to dethrone his handpicked successor Mokgweetsi M ...

Jul 27, 2022 | Africa: Botswana

Botswana has become the second nation in the world, after Eswatini, to reach a landmark UN goal towards eradicating AIDS ...

Jul 20, 2022 | Africa: Botswana

Botswana authorities should immediately drop the criminal charge against Moeladilotlhoko News Boiler director Tsh ...

May 5, 2022 | Africa: Botswana

When Botswana rsquo;s government sought to pass a new law early this year that would have allowed for warrantless su ...

Apr 20, 2022 | Africa: Botswana

Botswana's former president Ian Khama faces 13 criminal charges, including illegally possessing five firearms, court doc ...

Jan 31, 2022 | Africa: Botswana

Botswana authorities should retract or reform a bill that could help police and other investigators intercept jou ...

Jan 4, 2022 | Africa: Botswana

Botswana leader Mokgweetsi Masisi has been replaced by his Vice President after testing positive for Covid. The country, ...

Dec 2, 2021 | Africa: Botswana

Brazzaville, Geneva, Nairobi, 2 December 2021 ndash; Botswana has become the first high-burden country to be ...

Nov 29, 2021 | Africa: Botswana

Botswana's government on Monday lost a legal attempt to overturn a landmark ruling that decriminalised homosexuality. ...

Nov 25, 2021 | Africa: Botswana

British scientists have raised the alarm over a new Covid variant believed to have emerged in Botswana that is the most ...

Oct 12, 2021 | Africa: Botswana

Botswana's Court of Appeal on Tuesday started hearing a government attempt to overturn a landmark ruling that decriminal ...

Sep 15, 2021 | Africa: Botswana

Botwana Boxing Association (BoBA) has elevated its publicity secretary (spokesperson), Taolo Tlouetsile to Secretary Gen ...

Jul 14, 2021 | Africa: Botswana

Tsaone Basimanebotlhe was not expecting security agents to appear at her home in a village outside Gaborone, Botswan ...

Jul 7, 2021 | Africa: Botswana

An exceptionally large and white 1,174-carat diamond stone has been unearthed in Botswana, a mining company announced We ...