Rappler's latest stories on Botswana
Botswana reports mysterious deaths of hundreds of elephants
'The carcasses were animals that had fallen down while walking...right on their sternum which is very unusual,' says conservation biologist Keith Lindsay
Botswana president sworn in promising to fight graft
President Mokgweetsi Masisi does not mention his predecessor and former ally Ian Khama in his speech
Humanity's homeland found in ancient Botswana
While it has long been known anatomically modern humans originated in Africa, scientists have until now been unable to pinpoint the precise location of our species' birthplace
Botswana's President Masisi wins hotly contested election
(UPDATED) The main opposition protests the outcome, saying the ballot has been 'massively rigged'
Polls open in Botswana's hotly contested election
Around 931,000 of the country's 2.2 million people are registered to vote in the parliamentary and local elections
Climate change 'race against time', Prince Harry says in Botswana
'There’s an emergency. It’s a race against time and one which we are losing,' the prince says
Botswana High Court decriminalizes homosexuality
In a courtroom packed with activists, the judge emphasizes the current laws oppressed a minority of the population
Botswana to rule on scrapping anti-gay laws
An unnamed applicant is challenging two sections of the code that threaten offenders with a jail sentence of up to 7 years
Southern African leaders meet as region faces food crisis
According to World Food Programme spokesman David Orr Zimbabwe and Malawi are facing their worst food security crisis in a decade
Botswana conference heightens alarm over illegal wildlife trade
The event comes up with few new ideas on how the tackle the damage wrought by illegal traffickers on species ranging from elephants and tigers to sea turtles and pangolins
Botswana president re-elected despite opposition challenge
Botswana President Ian Khama wins his second term after securing a majority vote for his party at the polls
African, Asian nations vow crackdown on illegal ivory trade
Among those who agreed to the measures were key elephant nations such as Gabon Kenya Niger and Zambia transit countries Vietnam Philippines and Malaysia and ivory destination states including China and Thailand
Africa risks losing 20% of elephants in 10 years
An estimated 22 000 elephants were illegally killed across the continent last year as poaching reached unacceptably elevated levels
Botswana president clawed by cheetah
Botswana s President Ian Khama 60 was not admitted to hospital but did receive treatment
Kenya's Rudisha sets 800m world record
Kenya s David Rudisha sets the record for the 800m run while Botswana s Nijel Amos won his country its first ever Olympic medal in athletics
Botswana makes new pitch for circumcision in AIDS fight
Three years ago Botswana launched a campaign to convince 460 000 men to cut off their foreskins; Now the government has enlisted the help of top musicians and launched a new series of advertisements touting safe male circumcision as a lifeline to combat AIDS
Filipinas rule the board room: PH 2nd in world for females in top posts
The Philippines came in 2nd only to Russia in a ranking of countries with women in senior management positions
