Botswana In Headlines – allAfrica News

• SADC Executive Secretary Meets Who Representative to Botswana and SADC
  [SADC] On 2nd April 2025, His Excellency Mr. Elias M. Magosi, the Executive Secretary of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), welcomed Dr. Fabian Ndenzako, the World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to Botswana and SADC, for a courtesy visit.
• Twenty African Countries, Including Poorest, Hit with High Trump Tariffs
  [allAfrica] The country that President Donald Trump declared "nobody's ever heard of" during his 4 March address to Congress has been hit with the highest U.S. tariffs in the world. Lesotho tops the list of 20 African nations upon which the White House has announced what it calls "reciprocal" tariffs, which add to the baseline […]
• Presidents of Mozambique and Botswana Visited the SADC Humanitarian and Emergency Operations Center (Shoc), in Nacala-Mozambique
  [SADC] In a significant step towards bolstering regional disaster preparedness, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Humanitarian and Emergency Operations Centre (SHOC) in Nacala, Republic of Mozambique, on 28th March 2025 hosted His Excellency President Daniel Francisco Chapo of Mozambique and His Excellency President Advocate Duma Boko of Botswana. This landmark visit underscores the unwavering […]
• Gamblers Miffed Over Online Sites
  [The Patriot] The gambling watchdog- Botswana Gambling Authority (BGA) move to tighten screws against online betting sites operating illegally in Botswana left dozens of punters stranded after the gambling watchdog newly licensed online betting sites blackout since Thursday last week. Punters were up against the new betting sites and the gambling authority on social media, […]
• Forensic Audit of Govt to Cost More Than U.S.$4m
  [The Patriot] Led by President Advocate Duma Boko, the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) government has appointed Dubai registered Alvarez & Marsal Middle East Limited to conduct a forensic audit on ministries, government departments, State Owned Enterprises, and regulatory bodies. The forensic audit is already underway. Scheduled to cover a period of 10 years dating […]
• World Relays Set for Botswana
  [The Herald] The World Athletics Council confirmed the hosts for three World Athletics Series events and made a series of other decisions during the 237th World Athletics Council Meeting in Nanjing, China, on March 24-25.
• Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso Quit Charity After Leadership Clash
  [allAfrica] "What's transpired is unthinkable. We will always be Sentebale's founders, but this situation is beyond repair."
• Botswana Becomes First African Country to Host World Athletics Relays
  [ENA] Addis Ababa, -- Botswanan Minister of Sport and Arts Jacob Kelebeng expressed his delight over Botswana's having been awarded the hosting rights for the 2026 World Athletics Relays.
• Khama Sabotages Botswana's Diplomatic Relations
  [The Patriot] Hardly a week after he was arrested and detained in Angola on suspicion of attending celebrations by the opposition MPLA, Khama was this week at it again. He posted on Facebook: "Hamas are using babies to man their command-and-control centres in Gaza. That's why Palestinians babies are being massacred by Israel".
• Elections 2024 Audit Reveals Democratic Erosion
  [The Patriot] Despite Botswana's reputation as one of the countries with a stable democracy in Sub Saharan Africa, it is in a state of "democratic erosion" when it comes to women in political participation, according to a new study released by Gender Links.