Donors quit Prince Harry’s charity when he left UK, says Sentebale chair
Sophie Chandauka claims there is ‘significant correlation’ with drop in funders and prince’s move to the US Donors abandoned the charity Prince Harry founded in...
Category : Botswana
Ugandan runner due to arrive in London after 516 days and 7,700 miles on the road
Deo Kato says journey from Cape Town gave him hope in humanity, despite facing racism from police and passersby on a daily basis A Ugandan...
‘Climate-induced poisoning’: 350 elephants probably killed by toxic water
Satellite data analysis suggests algal blooms could be behind mass die-off in Botswana that sparked flurry of theories in 2020 More than 350 elephants that...
Botswana president concedes defeat in election after party’s six-decade rule
Results show Mokgweetsi Masisi’s Botswana Democratic party on track to lose by landslide Botswana’s president, Mokgweetsi Masisi, has conceded defeat in Wednesday’s elections, which his...
Botswana diamond could be second-largest gem-quality example ever found
Canadian company Lucara digs up ‘extraordinary’ 2,492-carat stone from Karowe diamond mine A 2,492-carat raw diamond discovered in Botswana could be the second-largest gem-quality example...
Europeans care more about elephants than people, says Botswana president
Westerners see elephants as pets, said Mokgweetsi Masisi, whose government threatened to send 30,000 elephants to Germany and the UK to demonstrate their dangers Many...
Botswana threatens to send 20,000 elephants to Germany in trophy hunting row
President Mokgweetsi Masisi voices anger over Berlin’s opposition to the import of trophies over poaching concerns Botswana’s president has threatened to send 20,000 elephants to...
Scientists discover why dozens of endangered elephants dropped dead
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...
Elephants on the march across African borders as heat stress leads to fatalities
Mortality rate grows as animals roam long distances and clash with local people in desperate search for water The climate crisis is pushing elephants on...
