GABORONE, Botswana (AP) — The country of diamonds now has a gold. The people of Botswana were given the afternoon off work Friday through a presidential decree so they could celebrate its first gold ...

Speaking to Al Jazeera, Oaitse Nawa, founder of the Botswana-based Elephant Protection Society (EPS), said the number of ...

"The Duke of Sussex is on a private working trip to Botswana, to join the Annual General Meeting for Rhino Conservation Botswana in his capacity as patron," a palace source confirms to PEOPLE Prince ...

Gaborone, Botswana — ZIMBABWE continues to pursue dialogue with Botswana to ensure the seamless movement of people from both countries, including securing a special dispensation for locals working in ...

A United Nations human rights expert on Friday urged Botswana's government to grant constitutional recognition and stronger protections to indigenous communities, citing longstanding discrimination ...

JOHANNESBURG -- After the NGO he was working at folded, Tendekayi Katsiga landed himself a good job at Debswana, the huge diamond company formed as a partnership between Botswana and DeBeers. It ...

In Botswana, coexisting with the country's 130,000 elephants can be a daily negotiation. For rural families, tending a crop ...

In a major victory for LGBTQ rights in Southern Africa, Botswana’s highest court has overturned a colonial-era law that criminalized same-sex relationships with penalties of up to seven years in ...

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