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Want an elephant? Botswana’s president says his country has too many.
BERLIN — Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi threatened this week to send 20,000 elephants to Germany after its Environment Ministry floated the idea of banning the import of trophies from ...
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Botswana election: Who is in the running and what’s at stake?
In July 2023, Botswana declared a state of emergency due to drought. That is also pressuring the country’s abundant animals.
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Balopi to apologise to Masisi’s victims
Even though Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) presidential hopeful Mpho Balopi claims he never fell out with former president Mokgweetsi Masisi, the former Gaborone North legislator says he wants to ...
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Khama likens Angolan Pres to Masisi
Khama over the weekend hosted a press conference to express his disdain following his bad experience in Angola where he and others spent nine hours in an Angolan Airport.
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Botswana's Plan to Buy HB Antwerp Stake "in Limbo"
(IDEX Online) - Botswana's new government is reportedly cooling on plans to acquire a stake in the Belgian polisher HB ...
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Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi, President of Botswana
Africa Renewal is a United Nations digital magazine that covers Africa’s economic, social and political developments. We cover the challenges the continent faces and the solutions to these by ...
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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 ...
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Botswana votes as president's party seeks to extend six-decade rule
[AFP] Diamond-rich Botswana voted in general elections Wednesday with the ruling party vying to extend its 58 years in power and hand President Mokgweetsi Masisi a second term amid concerns about ...
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Botswana's new president sworn in after historic election upset
Botswana's newly-elected President Duma ... I dare not disappoint." Outgoing president Mokgweetsi Masisi conceded defeat earlier in the day after overnight results from Wednesday's general ...
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Diplomats were first to have Omicron coronavirus variant — Botswana’s president
Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi said. "The diplomats came [to Botswana] from a number of countries, and they passed through a number of countries to get to Botswana," Reuters cites the ...
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News in a minute | Removal of the ban on vegetable exports to Botswana [video]
Western Cape MEC for Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism, Dr Ivan Meyer, has welcomed the lifting of the ban on vegetable exports to Botswana.
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Botswana signs contract for 100 MW solar plant
The facility is expected to start generation by the end of 2025. Botswana’s President, Mokgweetsi Masisi, said the project is a key milestone in the country's energy transition. “Our journey ...