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Botswana’s stubborn MPs ‘locked up’ after breaking quarantine rules

Botswana authorities have said that some parliamentarians who had previously been asked to self-quarantine over coronavirus have now been placed under supervision. The MPs have...

All MPs in Botswana quarantined over coronavirus scare

All parliamentarians in Botswana including President Mokgweetsi Masisi have been placed in a 14 day quarantine. They are to be tested for the coronavirus after...

Botswana enforces covid-19 lockdown ‘without security officers’

Botswana is one of the Southern African countries to also declare a lockdown over the coronavirus pandemic after recording its first set of cases. President...

Botswana’s Masisi sworn in for second term after poll victory

Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi on Friday was sworn in for a second five-year term after his electoral victory last month. Masisi’s Botswana Democratic Party (BDP)...

Why Botswana is ancestral homeland of all humans alive

Modern-day Botswana has been settled on as the ancestral homeland of all humans alive today, according to a team of researchers. In a new study published...

Botswana: President Masisi wins second term in office

The ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has been declared winner of the this month's general election. BDP secured 29 national assembly seats, representing 51% of...

Botswana: Voting begins in crucial general election

Polls have opened in Botswana on Wednesday as citizens vote in a crucial general election. Voting started at 6:30 a.m, local time (0430 GMT)...

Botswana University offers students course on Brexit

Botswana's top university is offering its students an elective course on the UK's plans to leave the European Union. The term Brexit has been associated...

Botswana wants ruling that legalised gay sex overturned

Botswana’s government has given notice it will appeal a high court ruling that decriminalised homosexuality. Last month Botswana’s High Court ruled decriminalizing gay sex. It...

Botswana: Top court rules decriminalizing gay sex

Botswana's High Court has ruled decriminalizing gay sex. It said the laws criminalizing gay sex were unconstitutional. Sections of Botswana's penal code criminalize same-sex relations...

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Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

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The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

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Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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