Botswana

23 entries quoted from the Wikipedia articles written per year for Botswana, 2006 CE to 2024 CE. Each century below shows a sample spread across it; the year link on a line opens everything held for that year.

21st century

23 entries, 2006 CE to 2024 CE

2006December 13 - The High Court of Botswana rules that thousands of Bushmen should not have been evicted from their ancestral home which is now the Central Botswana Game Reserve.Botswana source
2014October 24 - Voters in Botswana go to the polls for a general election with the ruling Botswana Democratic Party of President Ian Khama winning 33 of 57 seats.Botswana source
2015November 16 – The world's second-largest diamond of gem quality, Lesedi La Rona, is found in the Karowe mine located north of Gaborone by the Lucara Diamond Corp.Botswana source
20173 April – An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 occurred in the Central District of Botswana.Botswana source
2017In September 2017, the Botswana High Court ruled that the refusal of the Registrar of National Registration to change a transgender man's gender marker was "unreasonable and violated his constitutional rights to dignity, privacy, freedom of expression, equal protection of the law, freedom from discrimination and freedom from inhumane and degrading treatment". LGBT activists celebrated the ruling, describing it as a great victory. At first, the Botswana Government announced it would appeal the ruling, but decided against it in December, supplying the trans man with a new identity document that reflects his gender identity.Botswana source
20195 April – The Botswana Democratic Party announces that President Masisi is its next presidential candidate following the withdrawal of Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi.Botswana source
2019Attempts to overturn the 2019 Botswana general electionBotswana source
2019December – Choppies announces the sale of its South African operations for one rand.Botswana source
2019April – The Okavango Blue, a 20-carat blue diamond, is unveiled.Botswana source
201911 November – The government of Botswana orders the church of Shepherd Bushiri to stop congregating in the country.Botswana source
201922 July – FIFA fines and bans former Botswana Football Association secretary general Mooketsi Kgotlele on charges of match fixing and accepting bribes.Botswana source
2019White-backed vulture poisonings in AfricaBotswana source
201922 May – Botswana lifts its ban on elephant hunting.Botswana source
202030 November – Petra Diamonds sells its Botswana assets, Sekaka Diamonds Exploration, to Botswana Diamonds.Botswana source
2020Finestar Diamonds opens a manufacturing factory in Gaborone.Botswana source
2021January – Botswana joins the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative during a visit from Foreign Minister Wang Yi.Botswana source
20215 April – Goabaone Taylor is appointed as the CEO of the Botswana Football Association.Botswana source
202119 April – Access Bank Group agrees to purchase a majority stake in African Banking Corporation of Botswana.Botswana source
202113 April – A telehealth program is announced in Botswana through the United States University Partnerships Initiative.Botswana source
2021June – The Central Tuli Game Reserve becomes the first nature reserve in Botswana to use Smart Parks sensor systems to track wildlife.Botswana source
202224–26 October – The 2022 African Tourism Leadership Forum is held in Gaborone.Botswana source
202224 January – The High Court of Botswana upholds the exclusive license of Fresh Standard to cultivate cannabis, ruling that it was improperly withdrawn.Botswana source
202422 August – The world's second largest diamond, measuring 2,492 carats, is discovered at the Karowe mine owned by Lucara Diamond.Botswana source