Botswana Stuns USA in Historic 4x400m Relay Victory at World Championships
Botswana’s men’s 4x400m relay team clinched historic gold at the World Athletics Championships, halting USA’s bid for a relay sweep in Tokyo.
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Botswana’s men’s 4x400m relay team clinched historic gold at the World Athletics Championships, halting USA’s bid for a relay sweep in Tokyo.
Duma Boko was sworn in as Botswana’s 6th president, promising to diversify the economy beyond diamond sales and emphasizing immediate leadership.
Botswana’s Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) secures a parliamentary majority, with leader Duma Boko set to become president-elect.
Leaders from Botswana, Cape Verde, and Egypt have arrived in Beijing to attend the 2024 FOCAC Summit, beginning tomorrow and running until Friday.
El Niño-induced drought has slashed Botswana’s GDP by 38%, with crop yields plummeting and cereal production meeting only 23% of national needs, according to a recent report by the Botswana Climate Change Network.
Botswana is exploring sustainable solutions to reduce human-wildlife conflict, aiming for harmony between communities and animals, as current compensation schemes become unsustainable.