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Natural World Heritage sites under growing threat, but bright spots remain

Botswana’s fertile Okavango Delta is one of the last remaining high-biodiversity ecosystems in the world, home to cheetahs, African wild dogs, baobab trees, crocodiles, termites and owls that catch fish. Roughly the size of the state of Connecticut, the freshwater Okavango Delta opens into an enormous alluvial fan that stretches…

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Botswana vs Malawi LIVE: Cricket score and updates from ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier

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Nigeria vs Botswana LIVE: Cricket score and updates from ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier

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Uganda vs Botswana LIVE: Cricket score and updates from ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier

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Zimbabwe vs Botswana LIVE: Cricket score and updates from ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier

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Tanzania vs Botswana LIVE: Cricket score and updates from ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier

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"If we gave up now, it would destroy our scene." Botswana's death metal cowboys Overthrust are flying the flag for African metal

Botswana's Overthrust have overcome hardship and tragedy to fly the flag for African metal

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Gaborone United ‘break all records’ to put Botswana on world football map

After becoming first club from the country to win a regional trophy, team set their sights on the CAF Champions League

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Lab-grown Diamonds Robbing Southern Africa Of Riches

Botswana and southern African peers that built much of their prosperity on diamonds are scrambling for alternatives as cheaper, lab-grown stones threaten their economies.

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Twenty photos to mark Harry’s 41st birthday

The duke, who celebrates his birthday on Monday, is pictured through the ages from newborn prince to married father of two living in the US

Evening Standard

Talking about sex isn’t always easy for teachers in South Africa. Here’s what they told us

Young people in rural Limpopo, the South African province bordering Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, face high risks of HIV, unplanned pregnancy, and other societal challenges.

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Botswana declares public health emergency over medical shortages as Trump aid cuts hit

The diamond-rich country faces mounting debt while losing two-thirds of its support for its from the US

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Botswana’s president declares health emergency over supply shortages

Duma Boko announces urgent funding package for medicines to be distributed with military oversight

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Meghan Markle reveals surprising moment she fell for Prince Harry as critics slam 'boring' Netflix series

Hosting Queer Eye star Tan France, the former Suits actress reflected on her early romance with the British royal

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Botswana was once ‘at risk of extinction’ from HIV. Now it is a world leader in eliminating the virus in children

The pioneering African country is lauded for slashing rates of mother-to-child transmission to just 1.2% and is holding trials that may now hold the key to curing young people

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TV tonight: a heart-racing series following RNLI rescue missions

Storm Eunice causes havoc on the south coast. Plus: Ben Fogle meets a model who moved to the Botswana desert. Here’s what to watch this evening

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Prince Harry considers founding new charity after Sentebale dispute

Duke of Sussex ‘absolutely committed’ to supporting children and young people in Lesotho and Botswana

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Botswana Seeks Diamond Dominance, Eyes Majority Of De Beers

Botswana is reportedly seeking a controlling stake in the leading diamond producer De Beers, potentially complicating Anglo American's (OTCQX:AAUKF) plans for the sale.

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Botswana calls for deeper trade ties with European Union amid Trump's tariffs

The foreign minister's call for more EU-led investment comes amid a 37% trade tariff imposed by the Trump administration on Botswana, one of the hardest-hit nations in Africa.

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Q&A: Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo on his Olympic triumph; African sprinters

Tebogo talks to Al Jazeera about breaking the American and Jamaican dominance, and the future of sprinting in Africa.

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Spanish foreign ministry declares Botswana safest country in Africa

The Spanish foreign ministry has declared Botswana the least risky country for travel in Africa, while Sudan, Eritrea, the Central African Republic, and Somalia are considered the most dangerous.

The Independent UK

India to import 8 Cheetahs from Botswana as part of controversial project

More cheetahs are also expected to be brought in from Kenya

The Times of India

If not for sport, I’d be a criminal, says Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo

Mumbai: If it weren’t for his teachers in primary school, Letsile Tebogo may not have gone on to become Botswana’s first Olympic gold medallist. Then again, the man who stunned pre-race favourite Noah Lyles to win the 200m sprint at the Paris Olympics last year candidly goes on to admit,…

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The first fossil thrips in Africa: this tiny insect pest met its end in a volcanic lake 90 million years ago

Thrips are tiny insects – their sizes range between 0.5mm and 15mm in length and many are shorter than 5mm. But the damage they cause to crops is anything but small. A 2021 research paper found that in Indonesia “the damage to red chilli plants caused by thrips infestation ranges…

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Botswana Signs New Diamond Sales Agreement With De Beers

Botswana secures vital diamond sales agreement with De Beers, boosting its economy and solidifying the government's relationship with the mining company.

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