Tag: Botswana

Record Rainfall Causes Deadly Flooding in Botswana
At least nine people, including six minors, have been confirmed dead following widespread flooding in Botswana, authorities reported on Monday. The semi-arid country has experienced record rainfall over the past week, affecting more than 5,000 people. In the capital city of Gaborone, the local dam overflowed, resulting in cars being washed away and properties partially […]
February 25, 2025

Chinese Project Brings Clean Water to Homes in Botswana
Since September, the project has been delivering 4,000 cubic meters of potable and benefiting 30,000 residents. Chinese business activity is contributing to improving the daily lives of residents in Mokobaxane village, located in the Boteti region, where access to potable water had remained an unfulfilled aspiration for decades. RELATED: Double Blow to Africa: Mpox and […]
December 23, 2024

Botswana: FAO Concerned About Increasing Use of Pesticides
On Tuesday, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Botswana expressed concern that the extensive use of pesticides to manage pests, weeds, and diseases may increase the risk of harming species essential to ecosystem health. Related: Kenya: Alarm Over Sale of Counterfeit Cancer Medicine Speaking at the commemoration of the International […]
May 14, 2024

Botswana´S President to Send Elephants to Germany
Botswana’s president, Mokgweetsi Masisi, has threatened Germany to send 20,000 elephants due to dispute over the import of hunting trophies. RELATED: Niger Breaks Military Pact With U.S. The African leader criticised the German government – particularly the environment ministry – for seeking to ban the import of trophies despite Botswana’s” overpopulation” of elephants. The German […]