Botswana
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The 35 elephants that dropped dead in Zimbabwe were victims of an obscure bacteria combined with extreme heat, and more elephants – and other species – could suffer the same fate
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In 2020, 350 elephants mysteriously died in Botswana, with a further 35 dying in similar circumstances in Zimbabwe. Now scientists think they may have found the reason why
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More carcasses found as animals roam long distances and clash with local people in search for water
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Country may be Africa’s first to stop mother-baby transmission as WHO hails ‘groundbreaking’ fall in rates from 40% to 1%
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Court of appeal decision hailed as victory for LGBTQ+ community that could encourage other African countries to follow suit
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Other lives: Historian and community worker who helped to develop post-colonial Botswana
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Lucara diamond firm shows off 1,174-carat diamond to Gaborone cabinet after find of 1,098-carat gemstone
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Exploratory project in Botswana and Namibia is threat to ecosystems, local communities and wildlife, conservationists say
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Mining firm Debswana presents the 1,098-carat stone to the country’s president, Mokgweetsi Masisi
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Photographers Linda Bournane Engelberth and Valentina Sinis document the lives of working parents from Botswana to the UK for Unicef
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Your problems, with Anna TimsQatar Airways refused us a refund after visa mix-up to BotswanaWe had all the right documents but weren’t allowed to board our flight
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Gruesome 2013 video shows Wayne LaPierre repeatedly failing to finish off the endangered animal from barely five yards away
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Flight path of Kalahari’s six-tonne asteroid is first tracing of meteorite shedding rock to solar system origin
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‘Red list’ assessment of two separate African species exposes ‘critically endangered’ status of forest elephants, down 86% in 31 years
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World’s biggest producer sells $2.7bn of rough diamonds this year, down a third on 2019
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4 out of 5 stars.Gagosian, London
Jokes, warnings, clues, allusions and signposts … the Botswana-born artist’s grand cycle is full of vitality and observation in an exhibition that’s close to a big, discursive novel
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