A 2026 International Monetary Fund report estimates that coups “can reduce GDP growth by around 2.3 percentage points in the ...

A chauffeur's reflex at a Munich junction in 1930 saved a forty-year-old passenger. Jared Diamond uses that moment to ask whether any leader has ever really mattered.

African leaders at the United Nations General Assembly are demanding reform of the Security Council to include permanent ...

Lack of Competition Virtually Guarantees a Spot on Key ForumBurundi is set to win re-election to the United Nations Human Rights Council in a vote on October 12, 2026, with no competition, Human ...

Navi Pillay served as a leading national (during apartheid in South Africa) and international jurist. By appointing her, the ...

The government authorises the hunting of 23 elephants and dozens of other wild animals for independence day feasts.

The University of Botswana (UB) is set to confer an honorary Doctor of Letters, honoris causa (DLitt), on internationally acclaimed San rights activist, Mr Roy Sesana, in recognition of his lifelong ...

The Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Tiroeaone Ntsima, has challenged local businesses to utilise domestic market as a testing ground to refine their products before venturing into the highly ...

Donald Trump’s second term as United States president has already undermined human rights in the US and around the world. From women’s rights and reproductive freedom to immigrants' rights, lesbian, ...

Wise Platform is moving beyond individual payment corridors as banks use its direct access to domestic clearing systems to ...

De Beers Group and the Government of the Republic of Botswana today announced the extension of De Beers' partnership with Olympic champion and Botswana sporting icon Letsile Tebogo. Originally ...

On Thursday (Oct. 1), SpaceX's four-person Crew-13 mission launched toward the International Space Station. Here's a striking IR view of the liftoff. As SpaceX's Crew-13 mission heads for the ...