Botswana

Botswana 'on the verge of zero tariff deal with US on diamonds', president tells BBC

Botswana's diamond-reliant economy is under strain - the main diamond company saw a 50% drop in sales last year.

The herd was fleeing lions, officials say

President Duma Boko congratulates the men's 4x400m relay team for winning gold at the World Athletic Championships.

The country is facing a shortage of medical equipment and medicines, President Duma Boko says.

Botswana, one of the world's biggest diamond producers, has been struck by a global decline in the market.

Five men and a woman are arrested in dawn raids across the country.

Lesego Chombo tells the BBC she was appointed by the president before he had even met her.

The Duke of Sussex says he and the prince of Lesotho left Sentebale amid a row between the trustees and the chair of its board.

A host of political figures had been invited to attend a conference on democracy by the opposition.

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