MEETING THE MAN WHO 'WALKS ON AIR'

I meet the man known as Major One in his church complex in the South African capital, Pretoria... READ MORE›

BOTSWANA'S ECONOMY SEEN EXPANDING AT FASTER PACE THIS YEAR

Presenting the 2018 budget to parliament, Matambo said GDP growth was projected at 5.3 percent in 2018 from an estimated 4.7 percent expansion in 2017... READ MORE›

ONE OF THE BIGGEST DIAMONDS IN HISTORY HAS JUST BEEN DUG UP

The biggest diamond discovered is the 3,106-carat Cullinan, found near Pretoria, in South Africa, in 1905... READ MORE›

BOTSWANA ASKS UNITED STATES IF TRUMP CONSIDERS IT A 'SHITHOLE' COUNTRY

In an official statement to the United States Tuesday, the government of Botswana asked for clarification about President Donald Trump's recent remarks about immigration... READ MORE›

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WHERE IS NAMBIA? PRESIDENT TRUMP 'INVENTS' AFRICAN COUNTRY

Speaking at a UN conference, US President Donald Trump appears to invent a whole new African nation... READ MORE›

A HUNTING BAN SAPS A VILLAGES LIVELIHOOD

African governments have also condemned, some with increasing anger, Western moves to ban trophy hunting... READ MORE›

OVER 1,000 AFRICAN SKULLS IN BERLIN ARE A REMINDER OF EUROPE'S DARK COLONIAL HISTORY

According to Deutsche Welle, ARD identified about 1,000 skulls that originated from what is now Rwanda and about 60 from Tanzania... READ MORE›

ANALYSIS | HOW NAMIBIA RESPONDED TO TRUMP INVENTING A COUNTRY CALLED 'NAMBIA'

Neither the Namibian Embassy in Washington nor Namibia's Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation responded when asked by WorldViews on Thursday about Trump's comments... READ MORE›

BID FOR STRONGEST PROTECTION FOR ALL AFRICAN ELEPHANTS DEFEATED AT WILDLIFE SUMMIT

On Monday a proposal to add the elephants in Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana to appendix 1 was defeated... READ MORE›

WATER RELIEF FOR 8,000 THIRSTY ELEPHANTS NEGLECTED BY ZIMBABWE

As a drought-inducing El Nino settled over southern Africa in 2016, the animals of Hwange national park in Zimbabwe faced desperate water shortages... READ MORE›

HOT DOGS: RISING HEAT MAKES IT TOO HOT FOR AFRICA'S WILD DOGS TO HUNT

The scientists found rising peak daily temperatures in Kenya, Zimbabwe and Botswana cut the time the dogs were active and the survival of the pups... READ MORE›

REWILDING MOZAMBIQUE - FUNDED IN PART BY TROPHY HUNTING

Still, one country that seems to have found a positive way to link conservation with trophy hunting is Namibia... READ MORE›

HOW BIG GAME HUNTING IS DIVIDING SOUTHERN AFRICA

The Zimbabwean government argues that 75 percent of proceeds from trophy hunting goes towards wildlife preservation and anti-poaching initiatives... READ MORE›

BIGGEST GEM FOUND IN A CENTURY FINALLY SELLS FOR $53 MILLION

Lucara, known for producing some of the world's biggest and best stones, unearthed the diamond at its Karowe mine in Botswana... READ MORE›

BUSH STEPS BACK INTO SPOTLIGHT TO HELP AFRICA FIGHT EPIDEMICS

And while Mr. Bush is devoted to charity, former President Jimmy Carter's exhaustive efforts are no model, either... READ MORE›

BOTSWANA DEPORTS AMERICAN ANTI-GAY PASTOR AFTER RADIO HATE SPEECH

A pastor from Tempe, Ariz., has been trying to spread his fervently anti-gay message in Africa... READ MORE›

FROM DUSTY BOWL TO SPARKLING SUCCESS STORY

The Botswana Democratic Party BDP, which has ruled since independence, is losing its popularity... READ MORE›

LAUGHTER AND MEMORIES FILL FUNERAL OF EX-BOTSWANA PRESIDENT MASIRE

Sir Quett Ketumile Joni Masire was born in July, 1925 in Kanye, southern Botswana, to a cattle herding family... READ MORE›

CROCODILES EATING A HUMAN SHOCKS BRITISH TOURISTS ON ZAMBEZI SUNSET CRUISE

The group and their guide spotted the crocodiles feeding on something as they moved down the river from their camp on the Zambian side... READ MORE›

THE RISE OF BOTSWANA'S ROUGH DIAMONDS

For decades Botswana has struggled with an Aids epidemic... READ MORE›

THE CINTA LARGA AND THE CURSE OF THE DIAMONDS

How illegal diamond mining is threatening the way of life of the Cinta Larga indigenous group in Brazil... READ MORE›

SOUTH AFRICA HAS BARRED A US PASTOR FOR HIS HOMOPHOBIC ORLANDO SHOOTING COMMENTS

Anderson was banned after South Africa's LGBTQI community lobbied the South African government to revoke his visa exempt status as an American visitor... READ MORE›

WITH MUGABE IN CUSTODY ZIMBABWE VENTURES INTO NEW TERRITORY

With a blend of guile and brutality, Mr. Mugabe has led Zimbabwe since its independence from Britain in 1980... READ MORE›

RARE HAILSTORM GIVES ZAMBIANS A SNOWY FEEL IN MAY

Zambians in the capital Lusaka and surrounding towns woke up Monday morning to see their streets and backyards filled with ice... READ MORE›

'THE FIND OF A LIFETIME': DIAMOND THE SIZE OF A TENNIS BALL COULD FETCH $90M AT AUCTION

Lesedi la Rona diamond, the size of a tennis ball, could fetch 90M... READ MORE›

THESE CHARTS SHOW HOW MUCH OF YOUR LIFE YOU WILL SPEND BEING SICK

People in countries such as Nicaragua and Cambodia have experienced dramatic increases in healthy life expectancy since 1990, 14.7 years and 13.9 years, respectively... READ MORE›

POACHING DRIVES HUGE 30% DECLINE IN AFRICA'S SAVANNAH ELEPHANTS

Poaching drives huge 30 percent decline in Africa's savannah elephants... READ MORE›

Between 30,000 and 40,000 elephants are poached for their ivory every year in Africa, that's around 100 African elephants killed every day, or one elephant gunned down every 15 minutes... READ MORE›

FRANCE'S BOSSE STORMS TO 800M VICTORY AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Pierre-Ambroise Bosse of France won the men's 800 metres world title on Tuesday in sensational style... READ MORE›

GREENLAND WILDFIRES DEFORESTATION AND HARVEY

This image of the Mackenzie Delta shows the Beaufort Sea turned milky with sediment from the Mackenzie river... READ MORE›

AFRICAN ELEPHANT POPULATION DROPPED 30 PERCENT IN 7 YEARS

The deterioration is accelerating Largely because of poaching, the population is dropping 8 percent a year, according to the Great Elephant Census, which was released on Wednesday... READ MORE›

THIS IS NOT WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE DURING AN AFRICAN RIVER SUNSET CRUISE

British tourists witnessed a crocodile eating the remains of a man during a sunset cruise along a river bordering Zimbabwe and Zambia... READ MORE›

DIAMOND THE SIZE OF A TENNIS BALL COULD FETCH $94 MILLION

The auction house plans to offer the Lesedi la Rona diamond in London on June 29... READ MORE›

SAVAGE KINGDOM IS NOT A CUDDLY PLACE; ITS A CAT-EAT-CAT WORLD

Nat Geo WILDs Savage Kingdom tells their story... READ MORE›