Botswana

Mr. Lesego Caster Moseki, Governor of Bank of Botswana

Botswana’s 2026 Monetary Policy Statement: A New Dawn

Cynthia Thanda On the 25th of February 2026, at the Linah K Mohohlo Auditorium, Bank of Botswana in Gaborone, the Bank of Botswana launched its 2026 Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) at what officials describe as…

25 February 2026

FNB Botswana and Petrohyper Partner to Unlock Funding for Citizen Fuel Supply Chain SMEs

FNB Botswana, Petrohyper Sign Deal to Boost Citizen Contractors in Fuel Sector

Gaborone – First National Bank Botswana (FNB Botswana) and Petrohyper have signed a Memorandum of Agreement establishing a financing framework to expand citizen participation in the fuel and logistics value chain. The partnership will allow…

18 February 2026

Cuban Ambassador to Botswana, Antonio Luis Pubillones Izaguirre, recently paid a courtesy call on the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic’s Ambassador, Sidihiba Abdala

Cuban and Sahrawi Ambassadors Strengthen Diplomatic Ties in Botswana

Gaborone — The Cuban Ambassador to Botswana, Antonio Luis Pubillones Izaguirre, recently paid a courtesy call on the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic’s Ambassador, Sidihiba Abdala. During the fraternal meeting, the two envoys exchanged views on…

14 February 2026

Human Capital Director Mlungisi Jackalas

FNB Botswana Named Top Employer in Botswana and Africa

Gaborone, Botswana — February 2026 FNB Botswana has been ranked the Number One Top Employer in Botswana for 2026 and awarded the Top Employer Africa certification for the second consecutive year, according to the Top…

13 February 2026

Dr. Faith Rapuleng-Tuelo Director of Public Affairs

UB Hosts National Budget Dialogue Amid Fiscal Challenges

Gaborone — The University of Botswana (UB) will today host its third National Budget Dialogue, a high-level forum bringing together academics, policymakers, industry leaders and the public to interrogate the country’s fiscal direction. The event…

11 February 2026

Professor Bonolo Ramadi Dinokopila was nominated for Commissioner of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR)

Botswana Nominates Dinokopila for the African Human Rights Commission

Gaborone, 10 February 2026 — The Government of Botswana has nominated Professor Bonolo Ramadi Dinokopila for election as Commissioner of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), one of the continent’s leading human…

10 February 2026

BUAN Vice Chancellor Charts Bold Path for Transformation

Gaborone, Botswana — December 3, 2025 The Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (BUAN) is accelerating its transformation into a globally recognized institution, Vice Chancellor Professor Ketlhatlogile Mosepele declared at the annual Vice Chancellor’s…

8 February 2026

Acting-Principal-Officer-Chief-Executive-Mrs-Linda-Keloneilwe

BPOMAS Addresses Delays in Provider Payments, Assures Members of Continued Care

Gaborone, 3 February 2026 – The Botswana Public Officers’ Medical Aid Scheme (BPOMAS) has acknowledged delays in issuing provider statements and settling invoices, citing administrative reconciliations and cash-flow pressures as contributing factors. Speaking on behalf…

4 February 2026

Bush Ways Botswana Director Marc Germiquet and Junior Lubinda

Young Motswana Secures Internship Through Bush Ways Foundation Scholarship

MAUN, Botswana — Junior Atlang Lubinda has been awarded the Anthony Birtles Scholarship by the Bush Ways Foundation, enabling him to complete a Nature Guiding course at the African Guides Academy and secure a year-long…

2 February 2026

AfCFTA Secretariat SG Wamkele Mene, AfDB VP Yacine Fal hold up signed copies of agreement. Accra, Ghana, 25 July 2022.

The African Development Bank Group and the Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) have signed a Protocol of Agreement for an $11.24 million support package to enhance the Secretariat’s effective implementation.

Africa’s Integration Will Be Financed-the Question Is on Whose Terms?

By Chazha Ludo Macheng* Africa is on the verge of becoming a single market on paper. Whether it becomes one in practice will depend less on declarations than on financing. By 2026, the African Continental…

24 January 2026

Japan Film Festival 2026 to open in Gaborone with free public screenings

The Embassy of Japan in Botswana will officially launch the Japan Film Festival 2026 in Gaborone on 9 October, with Ambassador Shindo Yusuke set to officiate at the opening ceremony at New Capitol Cinemas in…

5 October 2026

BCP President Dumelang Saleshando

BOTSWANA AT 60: A MOMENT TO CELEBRATE, A MOMENT TO RESOLVE!

29 September 2026 Dumelang Saleshando* As we mark Botswana’s 60th birthday on 30 September, we take pride in the journey we have travelled together. We were once a poor country whose very survival was doubted…

5 October 2026

Sahrawi activists launch open-ended hunger strike, urge African rights body to intervene

ADDIS ABABA – An urgent appeal has been submitted to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), calling for immediate intervention on behalf of nine Sahrawi political prisoners who have launched an open-ended…

5 October 2026

President Brahim Ghali calls for accelerating the decolonisation process in Western Sahara, Africa’s last colony

Bir Lehlou (Sahrawi Republic), September 7, 2026 (SPS) – President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Mr Brahim Ghali, sent a letter to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, informing him of the latest…

3 October 2026

Nigeria's Bola Tinubu met South Africa's Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa in New York

AFRICA’S $3.4 TRILLION DREAM IS BLEEDING

By Fortune Madondo The diplomatic tension between Nigeria and South Africa is killing Pan-African solidarity. As the continent’s two economic powerhouses, their friction stalls consensus, disrupts trade, and bleeds the $3.4 trillion dream. It exposes…

1 October 2026

Benjamin Netanyahu

FROM UNGA WALKOUT TO PITCH CONTROVERSY

By Fortune Madondo In 72 hours, the same state was confronted in two theatres. On September 24, 2026, at the 81st UN General Assembly, an estimated 75 to 77 delegates walked out as Prime Minister…

1 October 2026