Botswana

Africa: Botswana - Most Peaceful Nation in Sub-Saharan Africa

WASHINGTON DC, November 6, 2009 ( CISA)- Botswana has been ranked the most peaceful nation in Sub-Saharan Africa followed by Malawi during a Global Symposium of Peaceful Nations in Washington DC, USA.

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My Life In Travel: Frank Gardner

'I dodged pirates and went skinny-dipping in Thailand' Frank Gardner is the BBC's security correspondent and is speaking today at The Luxury Travel Fair at Kensington Olympia, London. The best holiday was probably in Botswana...

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GLOBAL: IRIN/PlusNews Weekly Issue 461, 6 November 2009

JOHANNESBURG, 6 November 2009 (PlusNews) - Matopodza, "When I tell people I am a grandmother, they do not believe me" NAMIBIA: A long walk to universal access MOZAMBIQUE: Task-shifting brings rapid scale-up of ART rollout...

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Who are your heroes on two wheels?

In the wake of the London mayor's heroics this week, we want your stories of cycling's good samaritans Guardian reader Lissendis commented on one of this blog's recent posts : This bike blog is getting a bit depressing. It...

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Obama Welcomes President of Botswana to White House

Hailing Botswana as “truly one of the extraordinary success stories in Africa” and “a great partner of the United States,” President Obama welcomed that country’s president, Ian Khama, to the White House for talks November 5.

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Africa: Environments for Leveraging Economic Opportunity

There is no lack of opportunity in Africa. But the road to converting those opportunities to business success is often paved with obstacles. The question becomes not what opportunities exist in Africa, but how to make them work.

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Board of Directors Parmalat Approves the Third 2009 Interim Report

Bank of America and with Parmatour; these settlements allocated to Parmalat SpA the amount of about 90 million euros, net of taxes. 265.3 MILLION EUROS GROUP INTEREST IN NET PROFIT OF 283.4 MILLION EUROS Group interest in net...

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Call for Increased Support for Agric Sector

Harare — THE 2009 Southern African sub-regional workshop of the African Rural and Agricultural Credit Association which kicked off on Wednesday has called for increased support for the agricultural sector. The Secretary for...

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World's barriers: Botswana-Zimbabwe

Some cattle are still able to get through to Botswana through gaps in the fence On the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, BBC Mundo looks at barriers which are still standing - or have gone up since - around the...

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Botswana: Bomu Vows to Hold Awards Prize-Giving Ceremony

The Mascom-sponsored Botswana Musicians Union (BOMU) Awards have come and gone with a few hiccups here and there, but all is not over yet as BOMU is busy preparing for its prize-giving ceremony before the end of the month.

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