botswana

Continuing tour of African countries, Annan becomes first UN chief to visit Botswana

Continuing his five-nation tour of Africa, Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived today in Botswana, the first United Nations chief to visit the country.

UN begins repatriating Namibian refugees from Botswana

Four years after clashes in Namibia drove hundreds of people to Botswana, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has begun a repatriation effort targeting those who now want to return home, a spokesman for the agency announced today.