Namibia’s Tourism Rebounds Strongly with Over 1.25 Million Arrivals in 2024
Namibia registered more than 1.25 million tourist arrivals in 2024, marking a 45.5 percent surge compared with the previous year as the industry steadily regains […]
Botswana
African State-Owned Investors Hit Record $1 Trillion as Sovereign Wealth Funds Expand
African state-owned financial institutions have reached a historic milestone, now managing an estimated $1 trillion in assets, according to the latest monthly assessment by GlobalSWF. […]
Botswana Unveils Five-Year Plan to Cut Diamond Dependence and Boost Jobs
Botswana has approved on Thursday, November 6, its 12th National Development Plan (NDP 12), a five-year framework aimed at reducing the country’s reliance on diamonds […]
Botswana’s President Boko Champions Unity and Cultural Inclusion on Independence Day
Botswana’s President Duma Boko has urged citizens to embrace unity and collective action as a means to safeguard peace and harmony both at home and […]
Africa’s LGBTQ+ battlefront: progress amid political weaponization
Across Africa in 2024, LGBTQ+ rights became a flashpoint in electoral politics, with candidates in several countries using anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric to rally conservative support and […]
Qatar’s $103bn Africa bet signals shift in Gulf’s global strategy
Qatar has unveiled an ambitious $103 billion investment plan across six African nations, marking one of the Gulf state’s largest-ever international expansion efforts. Spearheaded by […]
Botswana Launches Ambitious Economic Transformation Plan to Break Diamond Dependency
Botswana’s President Duma Boko on Tuesday, 15 July 2025, launched the Botswana Economic Transformation Program in the capital, Gaborone, calling for bold, innovative strategies to […]
African Diamond Giants Unite to Boost Natural Diamond Appeal
In response to mounting competition from synthetic diamonds, African diamond-producing nations and major industry players have agreed on June 18, 2025 to invest one percent […]
Botswana Braces for Economic Stagnation as Diamond Revenue Plummets
Botswana’s economic outlook for 2025 has dimmed considerably, with officials now preparing to revise growth projections to near zero. The development stems from the prolonged […]
Locust Infestation Confirmed in Namibia’s Zambezi Region Amid Fears of Renewed Surge
A resurgence of locust activity has been confirmed by Namibia’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform in the country’s northeastern Zambezi Region. The […]