Zimbabwe’s neighbors do not believe allegations that opposition militants are training in Botswana to try to overthrow Robert Mugabe, the leader of the main regional bloc said Wednesday.

Zimbabwe’s ruling party renewed accusations Monday that its opponents are training in neighboring Botswana to overthrow President Robert Mugabe, heightening political tensions as the country faces a spreading cholera epidemic.

Botswana’s foreign minister says African nations should close their borders with Zimbabwe to bring down the regime of President Robert Mugabe.

He took an AIDS test publicly despite a deep stigma in Africa against the disease. He pressed to cut the prevalence of mothers passing the HIV virus onto their babies. He fought to make more anti-retroviral drugs available. Festus Gontebanye Mogae, the fo

The former president of Botswana has received a more than US$5 million prize that recognizes good governance in Africa.

Botswana’s president stepped down Tuesday, handing over power to his vice president in a smooth transition.The Botswana Democratic Party, in power since the former British protectorate gained independence in 1966, virtually anoints the next head of...

On a back street in one of Antananarivo’s seedier neighborhoods, Saholy clutches at the hood of her blue jacket, pulling it down against the light rain. She steels herself for more verbal abuse from her fellow street walkers plying their trade on the...

Here at the Chiseka school on the rural outskirts of town, many children attend class outside, sitting among weeds in the shade of a towering blue gum tree. There are 1,531 students, six classrooms, no running water and no light bulbs.Yet Chiseka has the.

When technology companies talk up the potential of the developing world, they usually mean places that already are hotbeds like China or India.IBM Corp. is placing bets on African countries where it has launched a mentoring program for college...

Some foreign diplomats abuse and exploit their household help while serving in the U.S., and one woman said she was forced to work up to 19 hours a day for a pittance, advocacy groups charge.The American Civil Liberties Union filed a petition with a...