Botswana has attracted global criticism over the government’s announcement it will begin auctioning elephant hunting permits. The African nation introduced a blanket ban on elephant hunting and a ...

He’s already given 8,000 elephants to Angola and is hopeful to offload hundreds more to Mozambique. So, where does Germany come into this? It all spurred after their environment ministry called for ...

Botswana is a multi-party state, but the governing Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has dominated the polls since 1969. The party secured 38 of 57 seats in the 2019 general election and is set to sweep ...

More than 70% of the remaining African elephants are concentrated in southern African countries, particularly Botswana and Zimbabwe.

Southern Africa is bucking the trend on the continent in terms of the decline in elephant populations, according to studies. And the reasons have a lot to do with economics.

One success of his first term was negotiating a new contract with diamond giant De Beers which will give Botswana a greater share of its rough diamonds. He also lifted a ban on elephant hunting which ...

Khama appears to have been stung by Masisi's scrapping of some of his policies, such as a ban on elephant hunting, and restrictions to his post-presidential benefits. In 2022 Botswana authorities ...

GABORONE, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Botswana, home to nearly half of Africa's wild elephants, has offered to donate 8,000 of the giant mammals to Angola, an official said Tuesday. Botswanan Minister of ...

One success of his first term was negotiating a new contract with diamond giant De Beers which will give Botswana a greater share of its rough diamonds. He also lifted a ban on elephant hunting ...

Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi holds the 2,492-carat diamond that was unearthed at one of its mines. File Image: AP Diamond-rich Botswana, which holds general elections on Wednesday, is one of ...