Botswana will close its embassy in the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, according to reports from IRIN.
It was unclear whether Botswana’s decision to close its diplomatic mission in Harare would also lead to the severing of diplomatic ties with President Robert Mugabe’s government, but the decision comes a few weeks after the country’s foreign minister called on [...]

“We beg the Pope to help, to pray for us so that the government changes its attitude towards us and respects our rights as indigenous peoples of this land.” - Kalahari Bushmen.
As as the Vatican established diplomatic relations with Botswana, the displaced Kalahari Bushmen are appealing to the Pope to help them in their fight [...]

The Ibrahim Prize, set up by Sudanese businessman Mo Ibrahim, is the most valuable individual prize in the world. Mr Mogae, whose second term of office ended in April, was praised for tackling HIV and AIDS and for diversifying the economy of Botswana.

Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia account for about 40 percent of Africa’s population outside South Africa and almost one-half of its GDP. They all share a common economic trait: They are Africa’s emerging markets, according to an IMF report.
The same crucial developments that presaged the arrival of institutional financial investors [...]