The Latest Breaking News from Botswana

Some 1 million Batswana will vote amid worries about the economy as diamond dollars fall.

Southern Africa's diamond-rich nation of Botswana voted in general elections Wednesday with the ruling party seeking to extend its nearly six-decade rule and hand a second term to President Mokgweetsi Masisi.

One hundred and fifty-seven animals have already been hunted by professional hunters

A massive 2,492-carat diamond -- the second largest in the world -- has been discovered in Botswana, the Canadian mining company that found the stone announced Thursday.

The largest diamond found in more than a century has been unearthed at a mine in Botswana

Canadian company Lucara digs up ‘extraordinary’ 2,492-carat stone from Karowe diamond mine

Huge 2,492-carat precious jewel largest found in over 100 years

The huge 2,492-carat stone will go display

Southern Africa’s worst drought in years has destroyed crops of the staple food, maize, across the region. Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho and Namibia have all been affected by the drought. Crop failures in South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe – the largest maize producers in southern Africa –…