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News Botswana: Botswana says 'alarming rise' in citizens lured to Russia's war

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/botswana-says-alarming-rise-in-citizens-lured-to-russias-war/ar-AA28buJV
Published on: Saturday 18 July 2026

An "alarming" number of Botswana nationals are being forced into combat in Russia's war against Ukraine after falling for deceptive recruitment schemes, the government said Saturday. Once they arrive, ...

News Botswana: Botswana says citizens are increasingly being coerced into fighting for Russia against Ukraine – Bloomberg

News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/botswana-says-citizens-increasingly-being-165000675.html
Published on: Saturday 18 July 2026

Botswana's Ministry of International Relations has stated that an increasing number of its citizens are being coerced into fighting for Russia in its war against Ukraine.

News Botswana: Botswana warns Russia trafficking its citizens into Ukraine war at 'alarming rate'

News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/botswana-warns-russia-trafficking-citizens-163945330.html
Published on: Saturday 18 July 2026

"These individuals are often promised employment opportunities, only to discover upon arrival that they are being forced into active combat," Botswana's International Relations Ministry said on July ...

News Botswana: Botswana’s Largest-Ever Blue Diamond Presented By Messika

News channel or source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/katematthams/2026/07/02/messika-presents-botswanas-largest-ever-blue-diamond/
Published on: Thursday 02 July 2026

Messika is preparing to reveal a necklace with the 20,46-carat Okavango Blue at Couture Week, July 6 in Paris.

News Botswana: Botswana to launch industrial hemp production after trials

News channel or source: https://apanews.net/botswana-to-launch-industrial-hemp-production-after-trials/
Published on: Friday 17 July 2026

Botswana on track to begin commercial industrial hemp cultivation after successful trial production, President Boko said on Thursday.

News Botswana: Why Right Now Is the Perfect Time to Go to Botswana, According to Science

News channel or source: https://www.travelandleisure.com/botswana-okavango-delta-floodwaters-12019518
Published on: Wednesday 15 July 2026

The Delta is experiencing its highest floodwaters in over a decade, and researchers say the window to see it this way may not last. “We’re going to have to sacrifice the chardonnay,” my guide, Shatiso ...

News Botswana: Inside Botswana’s most vibrant safari camp

News channel or source: https://www.afr.com/life-and-luxury/travel/inside-botswana-s-most-vibrant-safari-camp-20260210-p5o15j
Published on: Monday 13 July 2026

The legendary safari lodge Jack’s Camp has a new “baby sister”, the eye-popping Mbamba tented resort in the northern Okavango Delta.

News Botswana: Botswana Sounds The Alarm Over Russian Recruitment

News channel or source: https://charter97.org/en/news/2026/7/18/691594/
Published on: Saturday 18 July 2026

The number of Botswana citizens being misled into such schemes is growing at an alarming rate. (The Ministry—Ed.) continues to receive heart-wrenching calls from Botswana citizens already on the front ...

News Botswana: Opinion: In 60 years of independence, Botswana has refuted the authoritarian development myth

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/opinion-in-60-years-of-independence-botswana-has-refuted-the-authoritarian-development-myth/ar-AA27ybrh
Published on: Thursday 09 July 2026

The assumption that poor societies cannot afford the luxury of liberal institutions is both false and potentially fatal.

News Botswana: Style Edit: Messika evokes Botswana’s raw beauty with Terres de Contrastes high jewellery collection

News channel or source: https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/jewellery/article/3360132/style-edit-messika-evokes-botswanas-raw-beauty-terres-de-contrastes-high-jewellery-collection
Published on: Sunday 12 July 2026

Founder and creative director Valérie Messika showcases the region’s defining landscapes with vivid green, blue, yellow and crimson centrepiece gems.

News Botswana: Why Botswana Is The Sustainable Safari Destination Of 2023

News channel or source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/lmowery/2023/04/07/why-botswana-is-the-sustainable-safari-destination-of-2023/
Published on: Friday 07 April 2023

Botswana, Duba Explorers Camp, Great Plains Conservation, Okavango Delta Great Plains Zimbabwe Wildlife found in the Duba Plains Reserve of Botswana's northern Okavango Delta where Great Plains camps ...

News Botswana: Botswana bid to legalise same-sex marriage draws church opposition

News channel or source: https://punchng.com/botswana-bid-to-legalise-same-sex-marriage-draws-church-opposition/
Published on: Tuesday 14 July 2026

Botswana churches and cultural groups oppose a gay couple's bid to legalise same-sex marriage, arguing it goes against tradition and Christian beliefs.