Botswana

Botswana president grazed by cheetah's claw in 'freak accident'

2013-04-29 10:44:00

World leaders are used to taking swipes – but perhaps not quite so literally. Botswana's president, Ian Khama, had to have two stitches after a captive cheetah clawed his face, leaving him with “minor injuries,” a government...

Foreign government offices

2013-02-17 00:00:00

For tourist information about foreign destinations, contact the government offices below. Several no longer list phone numbers, so information is available only through their websites. For information about a country not listed, call the United Nations at...

Google denies Street View car ran over donkey, adds to intrigue

2013-01-16 09:33:00

A scene captured by a Google Street View vehicle in Kweneng, Botswana, that went viral Monday seems to show the car hitting and possibly killing a donkey on the road. The scene is still visible on Google Street View: The Google vehicle appears to come...

Truvada pill urged for AIDS prevention after promising studies

2012-07-11 18:57:00

As the U.S. Food and Drug Administrationweighs approval of a radical new method of AIDS prevention — a prescription pill taken once a day — advocates say the results of experimental trials in sub-Saharan Africa argue strongly for the drug's...

Michelle Obama to travel to South Africa, Botswana

2011-06-03 09:05:00

First Lady Michelle Obama, her mother and daughters will travel to Africa on an official visit this month, she announced Friday. The first lady, her mother, Marian Robinson, and daughters Malia and Sasha will visit South Africa and Botswana during the...

South African president snubs Michelle Obama, but she carries on to Botswana and her safari

2011-06-22 16:36:38

Wildlife filmmakers focusing on endangered cats

2009-11-07 00:00:00

South African wildlife photographers and authors Dereck and Beverly Joubert have worked in some of Africa's most remote areas for more than 25 years, recording the life cycles and decline of some of the continent's most iconic animals, in the process...

Traveling abroad? For information, check with the country's tourist office

2011-02-27 00:00:00

For tourist information about foreign destinations, contact the government offices below. Several no longer list phone numbers, so information is through their website only. For information about a country not listed, call the United Nations at (212) 963-...

Operatic trills rise from Botswana bush

2009-11-18 00:00:00

The villages of Botswana are full of music. Gospel music. Choral music. The singsong repetitive music of rote classroom learning. But not opera, until now. As a small girl in the village of Ramotswa, Tshenolo Segokgo learned to sing in a church choir....

BestTimeToGo.com helps you figure when to go

2007-11-11 00:00:00

So you want to go to Botswana but don't know when to plan your trip? I found out by going to BestTimeToGo.com, a website that helps travelers figure out when to go where. What's hot: Pull-down menus and an interactive map make it easy to find temperature...

Top 10 must-see spots around the globe

2009-02-08 00:00:00

People always ask me how I decide where to go. I read, I see movies, I stare at maps, I dream. And in doing so, I arrived at these 10 places that are tops on my list for 2009. Some are old favorites that are newly affordable. Others have a special...

Foreign tourist boards

2009-02-08 00:00:00

For tourist information on selected foreign destinations, contact the government offices below. For information about a country not listed, call the United Nations at (212) 963-1234, dial 0 and ask for the number of the country's U.N. mission or...

Botswana Prime time to visit is from April to October, the dry season when elephants and lions congregate in Chobe National Park, Moremi Wildlife Reserve and the Linyanti Marshes. For information on these and other attractions, go to the Botswana Tourism Board's website.

2013-04-09 10:26:00

With flooded plains year-round at Seba Camp in Botswana's Okavango Delta, safari vehicles can ford wheel-well-deep rivers.

2013-04-09 10:26:00

Kanana Camp tent cabins are typical of Okavango Delta camp in northern Botswana.

2013-04-04 00:00:00