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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

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

The huge 2,492-carat stone will go display

Tens of thousands gathered to welcome Team Botswana and celebrate the country's first Olympic gold medalist. The post 30,000 Fans Welcome Botswana’s First Olympic Gold Medalist Letsile Tebogo first appeared on Bored Panda.

FRANCE 24 spoke to Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi on the sidelines of a global summit in Paris, during which $1 billion were pledged to increase the production of vaccines in Africa. Masisi discussed the importance of Africa producing its own vaccines and the need for considerable funding. He also reacted…

Westerners see elephants as pets, said Mokgweetsi Masisi, whose government threatened to send 30,000 elephants to Germany and the UK to demonstrate their dangers

Botswana alone is home to a third of the entire African elephant population – more than any other country in the world.

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President Mokgweetsi Masisi offers to send the animals as a ‘gift’ to Berlin amid a dispute over hunting trophies.