The issue of trophy hunting has once again come into the spotlight, with Botswana considering inviting wealthy foreigners to hunt elephants in their country. This controversial practice has sparked outrage among animal rights activists, who argue that it is cruel and unnecessary. The President of Botswana, Mokgweetsi Masisi, has threatened to deport 20,000 elephants to … Read more
Enjoy the view of raw Norwegian nature from the edge of your bed, study the starry sky in the Arabian desert, let the sound of African wild animals lull you to sleep, and board a traditional train hotel in the jungle. Banyan Tree AlUla Photo: 2020 © Ales Vyslouzil/Ales Photography FZ LLE / Banyan Tree … Read more
The capital of Botswana, Gaborone, hosted ten days ago the 15th “US-Africa Business Summit”, a business summit between the United States and Africa. The Biden administration indeed intended to reconnect with Africa, 7 months ago, during the Washington summit. But one of the points that remains unresolved is the future of Agoa. the African Growth … Read more
From our special correspondent in Gaborone L’Agoa, this law signed in 2000, had until then been one of the cornerstones of the United States’ commercial strategy to open its market to some forty African countries. It allows eligible African countries to export certain products to the United States without customs duties and the continent has … Read more
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A giant ruby of 55.22 carats, dubbed Estrela de Fura, the largest ever at auction, was sold Thursday in New York for 34.8 million dollars (just over 32 million euros), a record for this stone, announced the company Sotheby’s. Cut and shaped in a rough stone of 101 carats discovered in September in a mine … Read more
Pole vaulter Armand Duplantis experienced a fairytale championship in Eugene. The American born in Swedish colors won the world title, which was the last thing he missed in the trophy collection, and then decorated his performance with an absolute world record of 621 centimeters. He improved the best open-air performance by five centimeters. The last … Read more
Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated the Corona virus variant B.1.1529 or Omicron as a “variant of concern” (VOC) since Friday (11/26/2021). The WHO noted that this new variant is likely to spread more rapidly than any previous variant, and so far fewer than 100 sample sequences have been reported. … Read more
CAN I ESCAPE THE VACCINE? The first case in Botswana was detected on 11 November. While the number of cases in the country increased to 3, the variant was seen in 6 people in the Republic of South Africa and in 1 person who visited South Africa in Hong Kong. Scientists are concerned about the … Read more
Max De Moor, Ans DebruyneSource: BELGA, Nature, NYT, Guardian, BBC, Sky Today at 01:29— A new variant of the coronavirus is worrying scientists and policymakers. The distribution of the B.1.1.529 variant is closely monitored. It was first spotted in Botswana and is now appearing more and more in South Africa. The variant could also be … Read more
GABORONE – A piece of rock Diamond beautiful ones were found from mines in Botswana, a country in Southern Africa. This beautiful diamond is very special because it contains rare minerals which is only found at a depth of 660 kilometers (KM) below the earth’s surface. The rare mineral contained in this beautiful diamond is … Read more