Botswana
Republic of Botswana
- Population [WHO 2006]: 1.8 million
- Annual population growth [WHO 2006]: 1.1%
- HDI (and rank out of 177) [UN 2005]: 0.565 (131st)
- Life expectancy at birth [WHO 2006]: 40 years
- Currency: Pula
- Main exports: diamonds, copper, nickel
- Capital city: Gaborone
- Provinces/ districts: 9 districts (Central, Ghanzi, Kgalagadi, Kgatleng, Kweneng, North-East, North-West, South-East, Southern)
Links to more Botswana resources
Announcements
- Communiqué of the African Emergency Summit on Zimbabwe (Dar es Salaam)
- Advertisement for Executive Director
- Letter to SADC and African Heads of State and Government regarding the Zimbabwean elections
- Carta Urgente à SADC e aos Chefes de Estado e de Governos referente às Eleições Zimbabweanas
- Apelos para a Submissão de Propostas Sobre o Fortalecimento dos Movimentos de Mulheres nos Países em Crise e em Fase de Transi
- Call for Proposals on Strengthening Women’s Movements in Crisis and Transitional Countries
News Headlines
- MDC: no "run-off" amidst violence
- Zimbabwe arms shipment still at large
- Malawian parliament suspended
- A Glossary of oppression in Zimbabwe
- Terror in Zimbabwe: shocking pictures
- Zimbabwe election crackdown continues
- No peace in eastern DRC
- Zimbabwe election stalemate deepens
- Mugabe rounds up opposition, observers
- Renewed fighting in eastern DRC
- Zimbabwe weapons ship doubles back
- Foreign tanks in transit in South Africa
- Zimbabwe armaments ship flees SA
- Communities map rural DRC villages
- SA to facilitate arms for Zimbabwe?
- ZDF soldiers beat Harare residents
- "Revolutionary" Mbeki deserves special honour?
- Hutu militia fear return to Rwanda
- Zimbabwe Court rules against MDC
- Mugabe demands a "recount"
- 68 dead, 300 missing in western DRC
- Mozambique cyclone: at least 7 dead
- Police clash with Katanga miners
- 500 Chambishi mineworkers fired
- FLEC claims successful attack in Cabinda
- At least 22 killed in western DRC
- Managers held hostage at Chambesi
- Joyce Mujuru supports Mugabe 6th term
- Dabengwa backs Makoni against Mugabe
- 16 prisoners dead in Mbuji-Mayi
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