Botswana
PROSPECTS 2005: Trade talks key for Southern Africa
Political attention will focus mainly on parliamentary elections in Zimbabwe. Economically, the...
AFRICA: Polio vaccination programme begins
The World Health Organisation (WHO) will tomorrow begin a new round of vaccinations in its...
AFRICA: Regulations fail to halt illicit diamond trade
International initiatives have been implemented in recent years to control the illicit trade in...
AfricaAFRICA: Continent is world's worst for business
The annual report benchmarks regulatory performance and reforms related to business environments...
AFRICA: Sovereign credit ratings boost confidence
With the assistance of donors, a growing number of African countries are obtaining ratings from...
AfricaBOTSWANA: Diamond strike halts gem output
A strike, in defiance of a court order, by diamond workers because of an unsatisfied pay claim...
BotswanaAFRICA: UN country reclassification tends to mislead
A large section of the report is devoted to the theme of industrialisation in sub-Saharan Africa,...
AfricaBOTSWANA: Africa on alert for polio outbreak
UN health officials are assisting Botswana in this week's polio immunisation campaign, following...
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