GABORONE, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Botswana has enforced a new rule requiring mining companies to sell a 24% stake in new concessions to local investors if the government chooses not to buy the stake, its ...

Aid cuts by Donald Trump and an economic downturn have driven Botswana to declare a public health emergency, as the country runs out of vital medicines. President Duma Boko has called in the military ...

Botswana has declared a public health emergency as it faces a shortage of essential medicines and medical equipment. President Duma Boko made the announcement in a televised address on Monday, setting ...

After a five-year suspension, the government of Botswana has decided once again to allow sport hunters to kill elephants, according to a statement issued on May 22 by the Ministry of Environment, ...

The freshly renovated accommodations are spacious and feature a separate sitting area, a desk, and an en-suite bathroom with both indoor and outdoor showers. Xugana’s location, situated right on the ...

I’m standing under a steady stream of hot water when I spot a bird that prompts my jaw to drop in a cartoonishly dramatic fashion. It’s an African fish eagle, its dark wings spread majestically before ...

Some are pushing trophy hunting as part of the solution, but not for the reason you might think. Hunting elephants has left Leon Kachelhoffer with a strange mix of reverence and disdain for the ...

At the start of Lodge, you’ll find yourself in a room overlooking a cliff. On cliff is a box on a pedestal. Your goal is to get out of this room and to that box. Here’s what you need to do to get the ...

Leopards and lions? Yes. For us that means lone leopards feeding off their kills, and a lion mother and her three rambunctious teenage cubs. Plus two lion brothers escaping the heat of Africa’s midday ...

GABORONE, Botswana (AP) — The Botswana government signed a new diamond sales agreement crucial to its economy with the De Beers mining company on Tuesday after seven years of negotiations. The deal ...

Botswana authorities say at least nine people were confirmed dead Monday, as rare flooding hit the semi-arid country. More than 5,000 people have been affected by the floods as record rainfall fell ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...