In Botswana, the cause of the mysterious death of more than 350 elephants in 2020 was discovered. The study showed that the animals died due to toxic cyanobacteria in watering holes, which is associated with climate change.
The 1-carat diamond price index is down 23% since the beginning of the year due to the crisis in India and low demand. The situation is complicated by political changes in Botswana and the development of artificial diamond production.
President Zelenskyy welcomed Botswana's signing of the Peace Summit Joint Communiqué.
Ukraine is actively expanding its diplomatic presence in Africa, having opened 7 new embassies in countries such as Mauritania, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Botswana, Rwanda, Mozambique and other Congo over the past 7 months, and plans to open 3 more embassies in Tanzania, Cameroon and Sudan.
The Ukrainian delegation presented President Zelensky's formula for peace, in particular paragraph 2 on food security, and demonstrated Ukraine's agricultural capabilities to the Secretariat of the Southern African Development Community.
Ukraine opened its embassy in Gaborone, Botswana. It became the 16th Ukrainian diplomatic mission in Africa.
The position of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary remains vacant in 30 Ukrainian embassies in different countries, including the UK, Belarus, Ghana and others, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Human Resources Department reports.
Botswana's President Mokgwetsi Masisi has threatened to send 20,000 wild elephants to Germany in response to the German government's criticism of hunting in the African country. This is also a reaction to a proposal by German officials to restrict the import of hunting trophies.
A bus carrying passengers from Botswana fell off a bridge in South Africa, killing at least 45 people after the bus caught fire.