Extensive flooding in Botswana's capital, Gaborone has left roads closed and large areas under water. Botswana's President Dumo Boko said in a post on social media that the capital was facing the devastating impact of heavy rains and flooding.

Drone video shows extensive flooding in Gaborone

In 2020, the world was shocked by the unexplained deaths of 350 elephants in Botswana’s Okavango Delta. While initial investigations ruled out poaching, the exact cause remained elusive for months.

Study finds toxic algae responsible for mass elephant deaths in Botswana

Botswana swore in a new president Duma Boko Friday, cementing a whirlwind change of government after his landslide election victory kicking out the party in power for nearly 60 years. Watch this report for more details!

Botswana's New President Takes Oath in 'New Dawn'

Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi conceded defeat on Friday after preliminary results showed his party had lost its parliamentary majority by a landslide in this week's election, ending nearly six decades in power.

End of a 58-year rule: Botswana's ruling party loses election

Botswana’s governing party - in power for almost six decades - is trying to pull off a trick in the general election by using a phrase normally associated with long-suffering opposition groups - 'change'. But can a party which has been in power for 58 years honour that pledge?

Botswana's Ruling BDP, In Power for 58 Years, Promises 'Change'

A Canadian firm has just discovered a 2,492-carat raw diamond in a Botswana mine, which many believe could be the second-largest gem quality to ever have been unearthed.

Massive 2,492-carat raw diamond unearthed in Botswana, second-largest ever

Herds of endangered hippos stuck in the mud of dried-up ponds are in danger of dying in drought-struck Botswana. Watch in for more details!

Herds of endangered hippos trapped in mud in drought-hit Botswana

Conservation authorities on Friday (April 26) said that herds of endangered hippos, trapped in the mud of dried-up ponds, are at risk of dying in drought-hit Botswana.

Endangered hippos trapped in dried ponds amid African drought

Botswana has defended its elephant trophy hunting quota following a conservation dispute with Germany after its environment ministry floated the idea of banning the import of trophies from endangered species.

Botswana offers Germany 20,000 elephants

Botswana’s president has threatened to send 20,000 elephants to Germany amid a dispute over the import of hunting trophies. Watch in for more details!

Botswana threatens to send 20,000 elephants to Germany in trophy hunting row

Diplomatic row over Trophy Hunting: Germany proposes Trophy import ban

Trophy Hunting: Botswana to send 20,000 elephants to Germany

Botswana president Mokgweetsi Masisi has threatened to send around 20,000 elephants to Germany saying that its conservation efforts and suggestion to limit importing trophies from hunting animals could have an impact on Botswanans.

‘No joke’: Botswana threatens to send thousands of elephants to Germany over hunting row

Zimbabwe's largest national park has recorded large numbers of elephant migration to neighbouring Botswana due to droughts.

Zimbabwe's biggest elephant migration since 2019 | WION Climate Tracker

A Botswana court has issued an arrest warrant for former president Ian Khama, who is facing 14 charges ranging from unlawful possession of firearms to money laundering. Khama was officially charged in absentia in April 2022 but has not made a single court appearance. But what really happened to this charismatic head-of-state, who fell out with his hand-picked successor and current president Masisi, forcing him to even flee to neighbouring South Africa?

World of Africa: Court orders arrest of Ex-Botswana president

The Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area has launched a project surpassing $3 million to determine the number of elephants in the area by using the data gathered by Artificial Intelligence.

Artificial intelligence will help track elephants’ migration patterns in Botswana

Coronavirus: 'Variant of concern' Omicron raises fears globally; cases have been detected in these countries

16 African Nations have united to battle 'Jihadist Terror' in Mozambique. Rwanda, Botswana & South Africa are sending troops to take on Al-Shabab which wants to establish an 'Islamic Caliphate' in the country. Palki Sharma gets you a report.

Gravitas: South Africa is sending troops to Mozambique

An exceptionally large and white 1,174-carat diamond stone has been unearthed in Botswana, a mining company announced on Wednesday, trumping another huge precious stone found in the country last month.

Botswana unearths second huge diamond in weeks 

Botswanan diamond firm Debswana said Wednesday it had unearthed a 1,098-carat stone that is described as the third-largest of its kind in the world. The stone, found on June 1, was shown to President Mokgweetsi Masisi in the capital Gaborone.

Botswana says it has found the world’s third-largest diamond

A few years back, the beautiful country of Botswana in Southern Africa was impacted by asteroid debris. After more than two years, scientists have finally concluded the questions surrounding the origin of that debris.

Asteroid that hit Botswana in 2018 was 22 million years old: Researchers

Botswana, home to nearly half of Africa’s wild elephants, is preparing to repatriate thousands of the giant mammals to neighboring Angola to reduce overpopulation and conflict with farmers

Botswana to repatriate elephants to Angola to reduce overpopulation

Officials from Botswana say they have solved the mystery of mass deaths of elephants earlier this year. The hundreds of elephants died from ingesting toxins produced by cyanobacteria.

Botswana solves mass elephant deaths mystery

Officials from Botswana say they have solved the mystery of mass deaths of elephants earlier this year.

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