The Namibian and Botswana governments may be risking their water resources for oil and gas revenue. They have licensed a Canadian firm, ReconAfrica, to prospect for oil in the Cubango Okavango River ...

On September 23, 2025, it was that time again: The TRAVELBOOK AWARDs were presented in Berlin. One of the categories: the most sustainable safari destinations in the world. Among the nominees was a ...

Botswana's fertile Okavango Delta is one of the last remaining high-biodiversity ecosystems in the world, home to cheetahs, ...

Explore the stunning Okavango Delta in Botswana with breathtaking drone footage showcasing its winding waterways, lush ...

Botswana’s Okavango Delta, a mazelike series of freshwater lagoons in the middle of the Kalahari Desert, swells to some 6,200 square miles during the wet season of March to September, before shrinking ...

At the heart of Botswana is the Okavango Delta, a fragrant oasis untouched by human beings and pristine with wildlife. It is one of nature’s most fleeting yet magical experiences, taking us into a ...

GABORONE, BOTSWANA >> Botswana says it is investigating a staggeringly high number of elephant carcasses — 275 — found in the popular Okavango Delta area of the southern African nation in recent weeks ...

The hot African sun is turning cool and big and a deep soft orange, and the impala are getting mighty jumpy. They ought to be. A half-kilometer across the grassy bush, we’re watching a pack of eight ...

Canoe safaris provide an intimate way to explore the waterways of the Okavango Delta. Paddling through these channels, visitors can get up close with wildlife such as elephants and hippos in their ...

A tourist safari turned terrifying when a dugout canoe strayed too close to elephant calves, prompting a bull to charge and ...

Botswana’s lush, wild Okavango Delta might seem an odd setting for opera buffs. But for Alexander McCall Smith, bestselling author of the “No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency” series, it was the perfect ...

Botswana's state-owned Okavango Diamond Company will start selling diamonds to contracted buyers next month, as it ...