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African Development Bank Group on Botswana (Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire)
Basic economic indicators and links to other "country operations" reports.
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AllAfrica.Com on Botswana (AllAfrica Global Media, Inc., Washington, DC)
Current and recent news on Botswana from Botswana and other southern African regional news services and the UN agencies. Warning: the searchable archive for articles older than 30 days is only available through subscription.
- Amnesty International on Botswana, 1998-- (Washington, DC and New York)
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Bank of Botswana (Gaborone, Botswana)
- This official website offers current news and statistics on the bank, official documents, and other information on the banking sector and the Botswana economy in general.
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Bibliographies on the History of Botswana (Department of History, University of Botswana, Gaborone)
- Botswana Export Development and Investment Authority (Gaborone)
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Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (Gaborone)
- BIDPA is an autonomous non governmental research institute in Botswana. BIDPA's areas of interest are development policy analysis and capacity building.
- BIDPA Home Page
- Economic policy issues (includes downloadable copies of budget speeches and review)
- Botswana Stock Exchange (Gaborone)
- Botswana Web Page (University of Pennsylvania)
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Central Statistics Office, Republic of Botswana (Gaborone)
The website includes statistical data on major social and economic aspects of Botswana for the last 2 years and information on more in-depth reports published by the CSO.
- Constitution of Botswana (Summary) (via Ditshwanelo: The Botswana Centre for Human Rights, Gaborone)
- Development Gateway Country Overview on Botswana (Washington, DC)
A clearinghouse of links to a wide variety of organizational websites with economic data. Originally launched by The World Bank, the DG is an "independent", donor-funded foundation since 2001.
- Directory of Development Organizations: Botswana (2008) (Bert Wesselink, The Netherlands?) PDF format.
- Ditshwanelo -- The Botswana Centre for Human Rights (Gaborone, Botswana)
The website offers selected documents, local human rights news, and educational information for activists and NGOs. "DITSHWANELO is a locally based advocacy organisation, which was founded in 1993..."
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Ministry of Education -- Republic of Botswana (Gaborone, Botswana)
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ELDIS Country Profiles (Electronic Development and Environment Information System, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK)
Search for Botswana: This service compiles and indexes links to online full texts (requiring Adobe Acrobat PDF), related web sites, and print publications in the IDS library on a variety of subjects pertaining to Botswana, especially in the fields of agricultural economics, trade, health, governance, and education.
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Ministry of Finance and Development Planning -- Republic of Botswana (Gaborone, Botswana)
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Food and Agriculture Organization Aquastat Programme: Botswana, 2005 (FAO, Rome, Italy)
A brief profile. "The 'thirst' for water data is ever increasing and there is indeed considerable demand for data on rural water use from national governments and development agencies. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations initiated an activity in 1993 to meet this demand with particular focus on irrigation. This resulted in the AQUASTAT Programme, the objective of which is to generate rural water use data at country level in a systematic manner."
-- See also: Search "Botswana" in FAO Document Repository
- Government of Botswana -- Official Web Site (See Republic of Botswana below)
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IBIS--Info Botswana Internet Services: Botswana "Local Links" (Gaborone)
An extensive and frequently updated list of links to government, commercial & non-commercial organizations, and other sites from and about Botswana.
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International Bureau of Education = Bureau de l'Education International: Botswana (UNESCO, Geneva, Switzerland)
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The International Monetary Fund: Botswana Country Info (Washington, DC)
Summaries, full length reports, and recent news. Note: Some documents are in PDF format, requiring Adobe Acrobat.
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Kalahari Peoples Fund (KPF) (Austin, Texas)
The site offers a list of KPF projects and brief information concerning this non-profit organization (est. in 1973) for the benefit of the San and other rural peoples of the Kalahari desert region in southern Africa.
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MBendi AfroPaedia: Botswana (MBendi Information Services, South Africa)
A business and investment profile in brief; plus related links and reports.
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National Information and Communications Infrastructure for Sustainable Development in Africa: Botswana, 1999 (United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
General background, Internet connectivity data, and project information.
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The Okavango Delta Peoples of Botswana: The Bugakwe, Dxeriku, Hambukushu, Wayeyi, and Xanekwe Peoples. (Dr. John Bock, Department of Anthropology, California State University, Fullerton)
This web site features text summaries, maps, and photos on the Okavango region and its people, and on Botswana, in general; plus a compilation of useful links.
- Okavango Wildlife Society (Bromhof, South Africa; via Paal Skjetnep, University of Trondheim, Norway)
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12th Congress of the Panafrican Archaeological Association for Prehistory and Related Studies, 3-10 July 2005, University of Botswana, Gaborone. Sponsored by the Archaeology Unit, Department of History.
The deadline for abstracts is November 30, 2004.
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Republic of Botswana Official Web Site (Gaborone)
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Survival International on the "Bushmen of Botswana" (London, UK)
A human rights campaign website on Gana and Gwi peoples--who have been forcibly relocated or threatened by such policies; with documents, news clips, and related links.
- United Nations on Botswana (New York and Gaborone)
- United States Agencies on Botswana (Washington, DC)
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University of Botswana, Gaborone
- UB Home Page
- UB Library Home Page and Catalog
- UB Department of History
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Botswana History Resources
"The Botswana History pages by Prof. Neil Parsons and other resources are designed for seekers after knowledge about Botswana. There are 2 pages of general history, followed by 13 informative pages with a historical bias - on archaeology,culture, economy, education, geography, language, literature, politics, religion, science, society, tourism, and media."
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The World Bank on Botswana (Washington, DC)
A country brief and data (in PDF); plus a searchable database on project information.
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