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The Story of

Botswana

2004 – 2025

Sovereign state in Southern Africa

  1. Kivu conflict

    2 June 2004

    The Kivu conflict, is an umbrella term for a series of protracted armed conflicts in the North Kivu and South Kivu provinces in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo which began after the Second Congo War ended. Including neighboring Ituri province, there are more than 120 different armed groups active in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

  2. 2025 Botswana floods

    2025

    The 2025 Botswana floods were caused by several days of severe rainfall across the country, including Ghanzi, Gaborone and Francistown among other regions. The severe flooding lead to widespread closure of roads, as well as the Botswana government closing all schools from the 19th to 24 February.