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Botswana court upholds ex-president Khama's arrest warrant

A Botswana court on Friday dismissed an application by former President Ian Khama to have an arrest warrant against him struck down.

Reuters · Jan 13, 2023

Botswana's ex-president Khama asks court to set aside arrest warrant

Botswana's former president Ian Khama has filed an urgent court application seeking to strike down an arrest warrant issued against him by a magistrate last week.

Reuters · Jan 6, 2023

Trophy hunters just 'like ISIS terrorists' says former African president

Botswana’s former leader Ian Khama compared sick marksmen who kill elephants, lions and zebras for sport to ISIS extremists 'because those people take a morbid delight in killing'

Daily Mirror · Jan 2, 2023

Prince Harry takes swipe at King Charles with stinging comment on who 'brought him up'

In the first episode of the Netflix docuseries Harry & Meghan, Prince Harry claims he has friends in Botswana who "literally brought me up" - in an apparent swipe at his father King Charles

Daily Mirror · Dec 8, 2022

Meghan explains her 'two week rule' with Harry as she reminisces about their first romantic trip away

Meghan went to Botswana with Harry during her summer of adventure

Manchester Evening News · Dec 8, 2022

Namibia plans railway revamp to boost regional coal exports

Namibia's state-owned railway company TransNamib plans to shift coal exports from Botswana off the road and onto rail by early next year, potentially doubling exports via Walvis Bay port, its CEO said.

Reuters · Nov 25, 2022

Was a rhino killed in Botswana’s Khama Rhino Sanctuary?

Officials deny the multiple reports that a white rhino was killed and dehorned within the sanctuary’s borders

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2022

'Put a stop to this slaughter' as ex African President demands an end to trophy hunting

Ian Khama, who led Botswana from 2008 to 2018, spoke out ahead of a Commons vote later this month amid a long-promised Tory ban would stop hunters bringing animal skins, severed heads and carcasses back to Britain after shoots

Daily Mirror · Nov 8, 2022

Botswana wins bid to host anti-conflict diamond watchdog

Botswana has won its bid to host the permanent secretariat of the Kimberley Process (KP), the grouping that certifies that diamonds are not used to fund rebel groups, but its members remain divided over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters · Nov 7, 2022

Elephant conservation may be undermined by Twitter users who overlook main threats

The African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis), the African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) and the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) are all highly threatened species. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has identified poaching, habitat loss, and human-elephant conflict as threats common to the species.

The Conversation · Oct 16, 2022