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Two scientists in Botswana and South Africa have won the 2022 German Africa Award for their role in identifying the deadly COVID-19 Omicron variant that caused a worldwide stir at the end of 2021.
Pan-African cryptocurrency exchange Yellow Card has been granted a licence to operate in Botswana, the company announced late Monday.
Botswana has resumed exports of beef and related products to the European Union after suspending trade at the height of an outbreak of foot-and-month disease two months ago, the Ministry of Agriculture said Tuesday.
Botswana has renewed its longstanding partnership with the United States Trade and Development Agency that will see the two cooperating in the development of high-quality infrastructure in the southern African country.
Botswana has lifted the mandatory wearing of masks and other remaining COVID-19 restrictions as the government announced a sharp decline in infections.
Diamond-dependent Botswana is struggling to attract investors to diversify its economy away from the mineral, President Mokgweetsi Masisi has revealed.
Botswana plans to slaughter close to 10,000 cattle to contain the spread of foot-and-mouth disease, according to reports monitored here on Tuesday.
Botswana has suspended exports of cattle and related meat products following a suspected foot and mouth disease outbreak in the country, a senior official announced on Wednesday.
Ministers responsible for justice issues in the 16-member Southern African Development Community (SADC) have approved a draft agreement for the establishment of the proposed SADC Humanitarian and Emergency Operations Centre (SHOC).
Former Botswana President Festus Mogae has stepped down as head of the Commonwealth election observer mission for next week’s Kenya general elections, citing “unforeseen circumstances”.