Botswana
BOTSWANA: BDP heads for poll win amid party strains
Botswana will vote tomorrow in general elections, with the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP)...
BotswanaBOTSWANA: Diamond slump sinks economic growth
The Finance Ministry reported yesterday an estimated 11.5% contraction in GDP for the year to...
BotswanaBOTSWANA: Factionalism strains BDP ahead of polls
The suspension of Motswaledi followed the defeat of Khama supporters at the Kanye party congress,...
BotswanaAFRICA: AfDB doubles lending in a year
African Development Bank (AfDB) president Donald Kaberuka said yesterday that the regional...
AFRICA: Botswana breaks ranks with AU over ICC
Botswana yesterday signaled its dissent from the decision by the 53-member African Union (AU) on...
BotswanaBOTSWANA: Government taps AfDB to bridge budget gap
The African Development Bank (AfDB) yesterday approved a 1.5 billion dollar budget support loan...
BotswanaAFRICA: Donor support boosts North-South Corridor
The Development Bank of Southern Africa is due in June to receive the first 100 million dollar...
AfricaAFRICA: Regional growth suffers amid global downturn
Sub-Saharan Africa will see GDP growth slow to just 1.7% in 2009, according to the IMF's latest...
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