Botswana

  • Jul 6, 2009
  • 2 min read

AFRICA: Botswana breaks ranks with AU over ICC

Botswana yesterday signaled its dissent from the decision by the 53-member African Union (AU) on...

Botswana
  • Jun 3, 2009
  • 1 min read

BOTSWANA: Government taps AfDB to bridge budget gap

The African Development Bank (AfDB) yesterday approved a 1.5 billion dollar budget support loan...

Botswana
  • May 26, 2009
  • 7 min read

AFRICA: Donor support boosts North-South Corridor

The Development Bank of Southern Africa is due in June to receive the first 100 million dollar...

Africa
  • Apr 23, 2009
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AFRICA: 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...

Africa
  • Mar 4, 2009
  • 7 min read

SOUTHERN AFRICA: EPA compounds SACU strains

Growing uncertainty about South Africa's continuing commitment to the future of SACU is...

  • Feb 16, 2009
  • 7 min read

BOTSWANA: Gaborone runs deficit to counter downturn

Botswana, considered a model of political stability, economic discipline and good governance, is...

Botswana
  • Jan 2, 2009
  • 13 min read

AFRICA: Commodities downturn dents mining prospects

Initial hopes that the global economic downturn would be shallow and short-lived are being...

Africa
  • Nov 27, 2008
  • 2 min read

BOTSWANA: Zimbabwe criticism heats up

Botswana's Foreign Minister Phandu Skelemani sharply criticised the response of the Southern...

Botswana