Botswana Set to Host Solar-Powered AI Data Campus

Botswana has become the target for a bold new data infrastructure initiative after U. S. operator ChillMine and Netherlands-based AAAS Energy inked a memorandum of understanding to develop a solar-plus-storage data centre campus near Palapye. The...

Namibia and Botswana to sign research and technology agreement

Namibia and Botswana are to sign an agreement on research, science, and technology during the second Bi-National Commission, which will be co-chaired by the two nations' presidents this week. This was revealed by the Director of Research and...

Botswana offers U.S. duty-free access to its diamonds in exchange for 0% tariff

Speaking to the BBC about Botswana’s ongoing trade discussions with the United States, President Duma Boko said, “The negotiations are in an advanced stage. We are on the verge of reaching an agreement.” Tariff Pressure on Botswana’s Diamond...

Zambia, Botswana Urged to Unlock Investment Through Strategic Partnership

Zambia’s High Commissioner to Botswana, Pamela M. Chisanga, has called for the two nations to leverage their shared opportunities to attract greater investment. Speaking at the Africa Early-Stage Investor Summit in Gaborone, Ms. Chisanga...

Africa Raises the Stakes in the AI Power Race as Botswana and Nigeria Build Green Data Fortresses for Hyperscalers

The competition to host Africa’s next wave of digital infrastructure is no longer just about fibre networks or cloud licenses. It is about power. More specifically, who can offer low-cost, always-on, cleaner energy to hyperscalers hungry for land...

Africa's market represents SA's oppourtunity

Africa’s vast market of 1.4 billion people represents South Africa’s greatest opportunity. With expertise in engineering, manufacturing, mining, oil and gas, finance, agro-processing, IT, and tourism, South Africa could not only fuel its own...

US data center operator, Dutch energy developer plan battery-backed Botswana data center

Netherlands-based energy developer AAAS Energy and US-based data center operator ChillMine Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding for a new data center campus in Botswana. The facility would rely heavily on battery storage, with a...

Daily briefing: Fireworks in space — the month’s best science images

You have full access to this article via your institution. Hello Nature readers, would you like to get this Briefing in your inbox free every day? Sign up here. The vibrance of these nebulae inspired this photo’s title, Fireworks. (Bence Tóth,...

UAE delivers 91 tonnes of medical aid to help Botswana tackle health crisis

The UAE has flown 91 tonnes of critical medical aid to Botswana to bolster the African country's response to a growing healthcare crisis. The country's President Duma Boko declared a public health emergency in August over an acute shortage of...

Three women students shine in nuclear sciences competition

BOTSWANA When people hear the words nuclear science they sometimes think of dangerous bombs, but the field has many peaceful applications – from the treatment of cancer to the production of electricity. It also plays a powerful role in solving...

CIDRZ Showcases Adolescent Health Research at the 9th International Workshop on Adolescence, SRHR & HIV 2025 in Botswana

The Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ) continues to contribute to the global scientific dialogue through its active participation in the 9th International Workshop on Adolescence, SRHR & HIV 2025, taking place in Botswana...

When Food Security Means Less Security

Are Grain Bans Hurting Botswana? Botswana’s grain import bans are pitched as food security measures but critics warn they risk higher prices, smuggling, and weakened regional integration under SADC and AfCFTA DOUGLAS RASBASH Few things stir...

Panic In Botswana: Mama Elephant Charges Canoes, Leaves Tourist GASPING Underwater | VIRAL

Ex-Tech Boss Andy Byron & Wife Megan Reunite After Viral Kisscam Controversy Andy Byron, the former astronomer CEO, was spotted enjoying a calm Maine getaway with his wife Megan, months after his steamy Coldplay kisscam with HR chief Kristin Cabot...

Giant dome-shaped coal storage set to boost Botswana's power stability

Morupule B Power Station in Palapye, Central, is getting a massive dome-shaped coal-storage facility to help ensure a more stable and reliable power supply for communities in Botswana. By keeping coal dry and protected from the elements, the dome...

Where are the feminists? Gender-unfair language in Ghana’s 1992 Constitution

Introduction The 1992 Constitution is the fundamental law of Ghana, in addition to any other statutory and regulatory laws that are enacted and enforced from time to time. As is the case with the constitution of any country, our Constitution...

Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity

ShareSave Renewable energy including nuclear power jointly overtook coal as the world's leading source of electricity in the first half of this year - a historic first, according to new data from the global energy think tank Ember. Electricity...

Tech education on workbench: new training facilities, options ‘coming’

20 Barbados is set for a fundamental overhaul of its tertiary education system, with government rolling out sweeping reforms to prioritise technical and vocational training, aiming to better prepare young people for employment in both local and...

How U.S. Has Quietly Trained Kenyan Police, Judges & Scientists to Detect Terror

The United States of America has revealed that special teams have engaged in an intensive four-month training with Kenyan law enforcement officers and other stakeholders to prevent and respond to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and...

WATCH: Close call as elephant charges tourists in Botswana's Okavango Delta

Dramatic footage has surfaced of what could have been a fatal elephant attack on tourists canoeing in Botswana's Okavango Delta. The two couples from the UK and the US survived with minor injuries when an elephant charged at their canoes in the...

TB preventive treatment: Need for choice

As for HIV, there is no effective vaccine to prevent TB in adults: the BCG vaccine only prevents severe TB in children. Before Covid-19 came along, the two most lethal infectious diseases were HIV and tuberculosis (TB). Even though HIV still...