The nearly 300 refugees fled Zimbabwe in 2008 during a violent and deadly presidential election
Botswana, fresh from registering mass die-off elephants last year, has reported new cases of mysterious deaths
Botswana hopes for recovery after opening skies to allow chartered flights into prime tourist destinations, including Okavango Delta and wildlife-rich Chobe region
Botswana, home to nearly half of Africa’s wild elephants, is preparing to repatriate thousands of the giant mammals to neighboring Angola to reduce overpopulation and conflict with farmers. Tens of thousands of elephants fled Angola's decades-long civil war to Botswana, as Mqondisi Dube reports from Chobe, Botswana. Camera: Reference Sibanda
Botswana, Angola will remove fences and left over landmines from decades of civil war to allow elephants to migrate
'Elesense,' from Elephants Without Borders, helps prevent human-wildlife conflict
Tourism sector has suffered due to COVID travel restrictions, as one of Africa's prime safari destination relies on low volume, high value tourists
Move means extension of special presidential powers, continued travel restrictions that have already hurt county's diamond trade and economy overall
Wildlife authorities say water-borne bacteria was responsible for sudden die-off
Disarmed in 2018 when the government said it was unlawful to equip them, an opposition party member now seeks to rearm the wildlife officers
Hundreds of elephants have died in the southern African country, but no new deaths have been recorded since June, with officials saying this could be a sign the threat is over
Government disarmed officers in 2018, arguing it was outside the law for them to carry weapons
The decision comes as the country sees local transmissions more than double since August 1.
Authorities in Gaborone close schools, restrict movements
Southern African country relies on neighboring South Africa for most consumables, but truck drivers are also responsible for majority of COVID-19 cases
The southern African country relies on neighboring South Africa for most consumables, but truck drivers are also responsible for the majority of the COVID-19 cases
The southern African country has seen an unprecedented rise in poaching, but the army is fighting back, gunning down 19 poachers since last year
Botswana faces rising poaching incidents, which threaten the country's rhinoceros population
The Southern African country lifted its lockdown last month, but new cases of the disease have popped up
Schools in the southern African country reopened this week, but some institutions failed to meet expected safety standards
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