Botswana Current Affairs, GK & News

World’s Third Largest Diamond Unearthed

June 19, 2021

Debswana Diamond Company have unearthed world’s third-largest diamond in Jwaneng mine of Botswana in South Africa. Key Points Botswana is called as largest producer of diamonds in Africa. Diamond weighing 1,098 carats was presented to President Mokgweetsi Masisi after it was unearthed. It weighs a little less than world’s second-largest 1,109-carat Lesedi la Rona diamond ..

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WHO’s E-2025 initiative

April 27, 2021

The World Health Organisation recently identified twenty-five countries with the potential to eradicate malaria by 2025. This is called the E-2025 initiative. What is the plan? The identified 25 countries will work by responding to the dual threat of malaria and COVID-19. The WHO is to provide technical guidance and specialised support to these countries ..

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Cyanobacteria: Cause of death in 330 Botswana Elephants

September 23, 2020

More than 330 elephants died in Botswana. The first mass death of these elephants were reported in May 2020 when a group of 169 elephants were found dead. Later in July 2020, another 281 were reported to have died mysteriously. The authorities have found that Cyanobacteria is the cause of death in these 330 elephants. ..

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Deaths of hundreds of elephants in Botswana, in recent weeks

July 31, 2020

The government of Botswana is still in the dark regarding the deaths of hundreds of elephants in the country in the recent weeks and the investigation is still going on by the authorities. Highlights The government has already ruled out poaching and anthrax as the possible causes of deaths of the elephants. There is a ..

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