Technology | Economy - Development Namibia, Botswana connect to 5.12 terabit cable
afrol News, 15 February - Last week, the powerful WACS submarine fibre optic cable was landed in Swakopmund, Namibia. Now, the work has started to make WACS provide high-speed telecom services to consumers in Namibia and Botswana.
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Human rights | Society Botswana split over Kalahari court ruling
afrol News, 28 January - The Botswana government is frustrated about yesterday's Court of Appeal decision to allow the indigenous San ("Bushman") people of a Kalahari reserve drill for water. Human rights groups celebrate the ruling.
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Economy - Development | Travel - Leisure Botswana outraged over tourism, diamond boycott
afrol News, 30 November - The government and citizens of Botswana are expressing outrage at a campaign launched by a British group, calling for a world-wide boycott of the country's diamonds and tourism industry, fronted by celebrities.
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Politics Botswana backs down on Zim sanctions demand
afrol News, 5 October - During his current visit to South Africa, Botswana's President Seretse Khama Ian Khama announced his support for the lifting of sanctions against Zimbabwe. Botswana was the only neighbour demanding sanctions.
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Economy - Development Botswana economy recovers from crisis
afrol News, 15 June - Botswana, which last year experienced its worst recession since the 1960s, is showing signs of recovery. Botswana's economy contracted by 6 percent during 2009.
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Economy - Development | Society IMF cooperates with Botswana to improve economic data
afrol News, 18 March - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) statistical experts are working with officials of the Bank of Botswana (BOB) and of the Nonbank Financial Regulatory Agency (NBFIRA) to improve the breadth and quality of data collected from the financial industry.
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Culture - Arts | Economy - Development | Society | Health Botswana youth get World Bank funding
afrol News, 8 February - The World Bank has awarded P1 million (about $100,000) to Botswana artists for the project aimed at encouraging behavioural change among youth and adults in Francistown. The young artists had submitted a funding proposal through the National AIDS Coordinating Agency last year.
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Economy - Development | Politics | Society Australia expands relations with Botswana
afrol News, 28 January - Botswana will receive a short-term mining fellowship to study in Australia as part of assisting the country build capacity in the resources sector, which is the backbone to the local economy.
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