Botswana

Botswana’s Minister of Youth, Gender, Sport, and Culture, Ms Lesogo Chombo speaks at a side event organised by the SADC PF on 13 March 2025 at the Botswana High Commission in New York during the CSW69. Photo: Moses Magadza

Botswana’s Minister calls for greater inclusion of women and girls in leadership, education, and policy at CSW69

By Moses Magadza in New York, USA Botswana’s Minister of Youth, Gender, Sport, and Culture, Ms Lesogo Chombo, has called for bold action to advance gender equality. She was speaking on March 13th as the…

17 March 2025

Russia's Fioreign Minister Sergey Lavrov fielding questions

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview to the US bloggers Mario Nawfal, Larry C. Johnson and Andrew Napolitano

Question: Mr. Minister, it’s a pleasure to speak to you Sir. The first question I have, as I speak to people here in Moscow – there’s a perception that the US has changed, they are describing…

12 March 2025

Is the Woman a Slave at Home but Free as a Worker?

Feminism introduced the idea that women are free when they serve their employers but are slaves when they help their husbands. (This is a letter to the editor in Sydöstran. The opinions expressed are those…

9 March 2025

Author Phuti Seboni

“WRITING IMPACTED MY LIFE,” SAYS MR PHUTI SEBONI, SOUTH AFRICAN AUTHOR

Cynthia Thanda In a small area called Senwabarana, there was a young man. The man was called Sello Paulosa Madisha. The guy was full of amazing talent. He used to sing at school, at church,…

8 March 2025

Botswana-Russia diplomatic relations celebrate 55th Anniversary on March 6th 2025

Botswana, Russia diplomatic relations hit 55 years

Press release of the Russian Foreign Ministry on an exchange of greetings between Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Minister of International Relations of the Republic of Botswana Phenyo Butale on the 55th anniversary of diplomatic…

6 March 2025

Chinese Ambassador to Botswana Fan Yong flanked by Botswana's Foreign Minister Dr Phenyo Butale and Russian Ambassador, H.E Andrey Kemarskiy

China and Botswana sign Agreement on economic & Technical Cooperation

Chinese Ambassador to Botswana Fan Yong Signed the Agreement on Economic and Technical Cooperation between the Two Governments with Vice President and Minister of Finance of Botswana, Ndaba Nkosinathi Gaolathe. On February 27, 2025, Chinese…

6 March 2025

Dr Margaret Nasha

Dr Margaret Nasha remains an inspiration

By Donald Molosi  In the 1990s, Dr Margaret Nasha’s ascent to prominence in a predominantly male-dominated political arena serves as a beacon of hope for women across Africa. Her tenure as the first female Speaker…

5 March 2025

Russian-US consultations in Istanbul, Moscow offers to restore air link with Washington

On February 27, 2025 expert-level Russian-US consultations between Director of the Foreign Ministry Department of North Atlantic (former Department of North America) Alexander Darchiev and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Sonata Coulter convened in Istanbul.…

3 March 2025

European Leaders in solidarity with Ukraine

TRUMP STANDS ALONE AS EUROPEAN LEADERS SHOW SOLIDARITY WITH ZELENSKY

– Ed Krassenstein on X  After Trump and Vance’s disgraceful Oval Office ambush of President Zelensky, major world players just came out to DEFEND Ukraine and Zelensky: – Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk: “Dear Zelensky,…

2 March 2025

Queen-Nanny of the Maroons: A Jamaican hero

Queen Nanny: A Buffalo soldier in the heart of America

– Her unparalleled enthusiasm, resilience and courage By Ambassador Phatse Justice Piitso 27 February 2025 Throughout history, generations of humanity have declared the universe our creation, the living horizon of our existence. We dwell within…

1 March 2025

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