Botswana

Ambassador Fan Yong presents Letters of Credence to Foreign Minister Dr Lemogang Kwape

Chinese New Ambassador Mr. Fan Yong arrives in Botswana to assume office ahead of next month’s FOCAC Summit

On August 6, 2024, His Excellency Fan Yong, the newly-appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to the Republic of Botswana, arrived in Gaborone to assume office.  He was warmly received…

12 August 2024

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Mao Ning

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning’s Remarks on August 9, 2024

RIA Novosti: The Eastern Economic Forum 2024 will be held at the campus of the Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok from September 3 to 6. Does China plan to send representatives to the forum…

12 August 2024

Tsitsi Nomsa Ngwenya. Photo: Contributed

When writing becomes a distraction!

Tsitsi Nomsa Ngwenya (TNN) is one of renowned Zimbabwean writers who writes in Ndebele and English. She was born in Matebeleland South Province in Zimbabwe to a Ndebele father and Shona mother. She grew up…

11 August 2024

Secretary General of the SADC Parliamentary Forum Ms Boemo Sekgoma. Photo: Contributed

SADC PF SG urges addressing access to digital technology for the youth

By Moses Magadza WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA – As the world celebrates International Youth Day on August 12, the Secretary General of the SADC Parliamentary Forum Ms Boemo Sekgoma has highlighted the intersection of digital access and…

11 August 2024

UDC-Manifesto-Launch-at-Grand-Aria-Stadium-in-Tlokweng.jpeg

SPEECH DELIVERED AT THE LAUNCH OF THE 2024 MANIFESTO OF THE UMBRELLA FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE

BY DUMA GIDEON BOKO* PRESIDENT OF THE UDC ON 10 AUGUST 2024 AT THE ROYAL ARIA STADIUM I humbly embrace and welcome each and every one of you, individually and personally. You, the ordinary members…

10 August 2024

Letsile Tebogo - Botswana and Africa's Golden Olympian in the Men's 200 metres finals on August 8, 2024 in Paris, France

UDC President celebrates Olympics Golden boy, Letsile Tebogo

By Duma Boko Our athletes have flown the flag and brought adulation upon our country. We call their names with immense pride. We witnessed the stunning victory of Letsile Tebogo, who is worth his weight…

10 August 2024

The MoU was signed by SADC Executive Secretary, Mr. Elias Mpedi Magosi and H.E. Mr. Bharath Kumar Kuthati, High Commissioner of India to Botswana and Special Representative of India to the SADC

Africa can be the bread basket of the world

*Holds 23% of the world’s agricultural land and 60% of the world’s uncultivated arable land *India and Africa – Relations in the Past and Present By Ambassador A R Ghanshyam Relations between India and Africa…

10 August 2024

Malian people support Mali’s decision to sever diplomatic ties with Ukraine

Malian people support the country’s decision to sever diplomatic relations with Ukraine “with immediate effect,” saying that Mali needs countries that could help it, instead of that collaborate with rebel groups. Mali’s transitional government on…

7 August 2024

Zimbabwe's President Dambudzo Emmerson Mnangagwa

Zimbabwe, Mnangagwa not fit to lead SADC

by Vitalio Angula The Republic of Zimbabwe will assume the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Chairmanship on 17th August 2024, taking over from Angola. Rising reports of repression, assaults and crackdowns on members of the…

7 August 2024

Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba addressing a delegation of African journalists in his office in Kyiv, November 2023

Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine on the decision of the Transitional Government of the Republic of Mali to break off diplomatic relations with Ukraine

05 August 2024 16:42 FOREIGN AFFAIRS The decision of the Transitional Government of the Republic of Mali to break off diplomatic relations with Ukraine is short-sighted and hasty, given the fact that Ukraine, as victim…

7 August 2024

First Capital Bank Botswana CEO, Reinette van der Merwe

First Capital Bank commits P500,000 to Private Sector-led Disaster Relief Initiative

First Capital Bank has pledged P500,000 to the Private Sector Disaster Response Fund (PSDRF) in response to the severe flooding that has affected communities across Botswana. This private sector-led initiative ensures that relief efforts are…

22 February 2025

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov briefs President Cyril Ram,aphosa on the sedelines of the G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting in Jo'burg

Lavrov briefs President Ramaphosa about US-Russia talks; speaks at G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

On February 20, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was received by the President of the Republic of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa in Johannesburg on the sidelines of the Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. During the meeting, the…

22 February 2025

Launch of the Free Expression Legal Network

19 Feb 2025 The Free Expression Legal Network, a new initiative dedicated to strengthening legal protections for free expression and media freedom, was launched at Webber Wentzel’s Sandton office on 18 February 2025, with more…

21 February 2025

Deputy Permanent Representative of Western Sahara to the African Union, Ambassador Malainin Lakhal

Sahrawi people reject the use of culture as a colonial tool to justify occupation – Malainin Lakhal

The Deputy Permanent Representative of Western Sahara to the African Union, Ambassador Malainin Lakhal, in his responses to questions from “Chourouk Online,” referred to the recent African summit held in mid-month in Addis Ababa. The…

21 February 2025

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s statement and answers to media questions following talks with US administration officials, Riyadh, February 18, 2025

We wish to extend our gratitude to the Saudi Arabian leadership for facilitating a meeting between Russian and American representatives. This appreciation was conveyed personally to the Kingdom’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during an…

21 February 2025

Donald Molosi Wins Outstanding Professional in Africa Award 2025

TPA Correspondent Banjul, The Gambia – February 19, 2025 – The AFROPA Secretariat in The Gambia is proud to announce that Botswana’s Donald Molosi PhD., has won the prestigious title of Outstanding Professional in Africa…

21 February 2025