Botswana

Rapid population growth is challenging African nations to create jobs for their swelling working-age populations

Pretoria's economic woes pose economic and political challenges for the Southern African Customs Union

A gloomy economic outlook will see a number of unpopular leaders under pressure to announce exit plans

The downturn in commodities prices is hitting the mining-dependent economy especially hard

Challenges posed by waning economic growth raise the stakes for the many elections scheduled for next year

Lower global diamond demand is hurting growth, forcing Botswana to tap its fiscal reserves

Thanks to stored-up funds, Botswana is an outlier regarding its ability to weather the commodity price downturn

Glencore's announcement of production cuts is one of many measures undertaken to improve the industry's efficiency