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The African Development Bank approved a $503.75 million loan to Botswana on October 23 to help offset rising fuel costs and support fiscal and economic reforms. Botswana's prolonged diamond downturn ...
News Botswana » Southern » Government: Botswana Government Grants Musk’s Starlink an Operating License
(Bloomberg) -- Botswana granted a license to SpaceX's Starlink unit, the latest African nation to allow the internet-services company to operate after it threatened to restrict services where it's ...
News Botswana » Southern » Government: Botswana and Its Neighbours in Southern Africa
Botswana neighbourhood explained: four borders, shared rivers, SACU and SADC ties, the Kazungula Bridge and what it means for US readers in 2026.
News Botswana » Southern » Government: Why Botswana withdraws from three-nation 2028 AFCON hosting bid
Botswana has pulled out of the joint bid with South Africa and Zimbabwe to host the 2028 Africa Cup of Nations, leaving the two southern African neighbours to continue the hosting process without ...
News Botswana » Southern » Government: Botswana’s Government Puts Diamond Trader Deal on Back Burner
Botswana’s deal to acquire a stake in Belgian gem trader HB Antwerp — proposed by the previous government but never completed — appears to be in limbo. The plan for Botswana to purchase a 24% interest ...
News Botswana » Southern » Government: Botswana has so many elephants it approved the killing of 23 for independence celebrations
The licenses to hunt the elephants were issued in districts across the country, with each receiving a portion of the overall quota. The elephants would provide meat for needy rural communities, ...
News Botswana » Southern » Government: Government attacks on mainstream media undermine the credibility of democracy in Botswana
In most discussions of democracy in Africa, Botswana is among the first countries to come up. Respected for its peace and tranquillity, the country, which gained its independence from Britain in 1966, ...
News Botswana » Southern » Government: Botswana sharply reduces budget deficit forecast on revenue boost from central bank
FILE PHOTO: A car drives past a construction site of the Central Business District (CBD) in the capital Gaborone, Botswana, September 21, 2018. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo GABORONE, Sept 22 ...