Botswana
Eritrea Won't Play in a Regional Soccer Match After Most of Its Team Sought Asylum Abroad
Fifty Eritrean players have defected from the team since 2009, preferring to live as refugees abroad rather than return home to the East African nation that is currently under investigation by the United Nations for human rights abuses.
Eritrea's Soccer Team Defects En Masse Again, This Time to Botswana
The Eritrean national soccer squad defects, almost to a man, again -- preferring to stay in Botswana after a game rather than go back to one of Africa's worst authoritarian regimes.
Western Conservationists Are Ignoring Local Communities in Mission to Save 'Cuter' Animals
At a wildlife crime meeting in South Africa, activists said poaching could not be tackled without addressing the needs of the people that live with wildlife, who are often disregarded or mistreated.
'We Are Also a Species': Botswana's Bushmen Are Fighting Conservationists for Tribal Rights
Ahead of a major international summit on the illegal wildlife trade, the Bushmen and their British lawyer say their ancient way of life is facing extinction.
Interpol Has Arrested One of Its Most Wanted Environmental Fugitives
A sting operation coordinated by police and Interpol led to the capture of Feisal Mohamed Ali, a Kenyan businessman accused of running an international poaching ring.
HIV Is Evolving to Be Weaker Than Your Immune System
Scientists have evidence that HIV is becoming less virulent in countries where its been around longest.
The 'Dark Side of Conservation' — NGOs Accused of Trampling Tribal Rights in Push to Protect Environment
A report by indigenous rights group Survival International says that conservation is in some cases destroying tribal communities and endangering the terrain it aims to protect.
Botswana's Cowboy Metalheads
Love it or hate it, when most people think of metal, they think of white dudes. Even if metal was born from the blues and there are growing scenes in places like Indonesia and Peru.