Botswana

His Excellency Advocate Duma Gideon Boko, President of the Republic of Botswana

His excellency Advocate Duma Gideon Boko, President of the Republic of Botswana

Botswana Deepening Its Bilateral Ties With Russia

Cynthia Thanda During an interview with RT in Durban on 16 August 2026, His Excellency Advocate Duma Gideon Boko, President of the Republic of Botswana, announced a significant step towards strengthening diplomatic relations between Botswana…

17 August 2026

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PRESIDENT BOKO CALLS FOR INTRA-AFRICAN COOPERATION

Cynthia Thanda Speaking during an interview with RT on the sidelines of the SADC Summit in Durban, President Duma Gideon Boko stressed the importance of African countries working together to ensure that external powers do…

17 August 2026

Minister of International Relations, Dr Phenyo Butale

Butale Leads Botswana Delegation at SADC Council of Ministers

Botswana’s delegation, led by International Relations Minister Dr. Phenyo Butale, is participating in the SADC Council of Ministers in Durban, where regional priorities such as industrialisation, food security, and political stability are under review ahead…

13 August 2026

Vivo Energy Botswana Expands Retail Network

Vivo Energy Botswana has expanded its national retail network with the opening of the new Shell Tlokweng service station, strengthening the company’s strategy of combining quality Shell fuels and lubricants with convenience retail offerings to…

12 August 2026

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Mmasengwe to Host Eighth Crochet and Hand Loom Session

Mmasengwe Crafting Heritage will this Saturday host the eighth edition of its Crochet and Hand Loom Session, bringing together crafters and beginners for a day dedicated to preserving traditional skills, promoting creativity and encouraging mental…

5 August 2026

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Botswana’s Space Ambitions and India’s Journey: A Partnership Whose Time Has Come

As Botswana charts an ambitious course towards establishing its own space capabilities and building indigenous satellites, there is much to learn from countries that have transformed bold aspirations into tangible achievements. Few examples are more…

3 August 2026

DISS Director, Peter Fana Magosi

“It’s Classified”: Not Merely an Utterance, but the Language of Patriotism and Duty

By Maitseo Tswaipe Baikepi The recent appearance of the Director General of Botswana’s most talked-about security agency, the Directorate of Intelligence and Security Services (DISS), Mr. Peter Fana Magosi, before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC)…

3 August 2026

FNB Botswana CEO, Mr Steven Lefentse Bogatsu

FNB Botswana Wins Double Honours at Euromoney Awards

TPA Business Correspondent FNB Botswana has been recognised with two prestigious accolades at the 2026 Euromoney Awards for Excellence, reaffirming its position as one of the country’s leading financial institutions. The bank was named Botswana’s…

28 July 2026

Orange Botswana Public Relations and Communication Manager Tebogo Nadisah

Orange Phikwe National Marathon marks 10 years of transforming sport and local economy

The Orange Phikwe National Marathon has reached a major milestone, celebrating 10 years of growth as one of Botswana’s leading road races while cementing its role as a powerful driver of sports development, tourism and…

23 July 2026

BOTSWANA’S FOREIGN MINISTER JOINS VIRTUAL CMAG MEETING

GABORONE, July 10, 2026 – Honourable Dr. Phenyo Butale, Minister of International Relations, today participated in the Virtual Extraordinary 73rd Meeting of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG). The session was chaired by Honourable Chris…

23 July 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

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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