Friday, 13 November 2026 · Compared with the world
Botswana
Botswana · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov
Seen from inside and outside
How the world sees this country this week: the news abroad, pictures and videos.
Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70% of its territory being a part of the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the south and southeast, Namibia to the west and north, Zambia to the north, and Zimbabwe to the northeast. Its total area is 581,730 square kilometres (224,610 sq mi). Gaborone, in the South-East District, is the country's capital and largest city. Botswana is one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world.
- Weakness persists in swiping valuesmmegi.bw
- Leading Botswana's Digital Futurethepatriot.co.bw
- Botswana will double De Beers stake to 30% as part of Anglo stake salechannelafrica.co.za · 4 outlets
- Talent show showcases charm of Chinese culture in Botswanabignewsnetwork.com
- Botswana: Duma Boko Doubles Down On Diamondsallafrica.com
- Botswana Audit Probe May Skip Graft Agenciesriotimesonline.com
- How a Botswana architect was duped into fighting for Russiadailymaverick.co.za
- Botswana seek to build on progress at COSAFA Schools Qualifiercosafa.com
Pictures
Scottish Livingstone Hospital in MolepololeLerotsi at English Wikipedia · CC0 
Life expectancy in select Southern African countries, 1950–2019. HIV/AIDS has caused a decline in life expectancy.Max Roser · CC BY 4.0 
Physicist in a lab at Botswana International University of Science and TechnologyKesego Kgaswane · CC BY-SA 4.0 
Botswana traditional basketsUSAFE AFAFRICA · CC BY 2.0 
Botswana traditional house at the National MuseumMompati Dikunwane · CC BY-SA 4.0 
Magadi (traditional wedding)Oratile Leipego · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photos from Wikipedia’s articles, on Wikimedia Commons
Botswana · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov
Who’s in the news
The people and organizations named in the most news stories about this place this week.
People
Organizations
New
New
Botswana
Discussion
Botswana · Friday, 13 November 2026
Trending
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
Rising
Rising
Yango: viajes, comida, envíosTop today
Rising
Mass communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason R. Zalasky, Public domain
Everyday apps here: Life360: Family Safety & GPS · Difela Tsa Sione by ZolApps · YouTube app · Tiktok · Google Maps. Apps that top the charts every day. They’re listed after what’s new or in the news.
What the news is talking about
How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 683 articles that mention the country over the last 7 days. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- Climate More than usual
Survey · 2023 75% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
- Botswana October Inflation Eases to 7.6% (riotimesonline.com)
How the news sounds
- Tone+0.9positive minus negative words per 100usually +1.1The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.9× usual1.8 words per 1,000usually 2.1The GDELT Project
- Fear1.3× usual0.6 words per 1,000usually 0.5The GDELT Project
- Anger1.0× usual3.8 words per 1,000usually 3.7The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual4.8 words per 1,000usually 4.9The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.1× usual7.3 words per 1,000usually 6.7The GDELT Project
News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.
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By category
Cars & transport
Everyday app
2GPS Kit - Offline GPS Tracker
Everyday app
Nature, climate & disasters
Everyday app
Education & careers
Everyday app
3e-Sword LT: Bible Study to Go
Everyday app
Fashion & beauty
Everyday app
Everyday app
Money & crypto
Falling Everyday app
Sports
1Betway Online Sports & Casino
Falling Everyday app
Travel & places
Everyday app
Industries here
Music 54Tech & software 8Media & entertainment 7Retail & e-commerce 4Fashion & beauty 4Sports & fitness 4Telecom & internet 4Health & pharma 4Food & beverage 3Restaurants & hospitality 3Advertising & marketing 3Finance & banking 2Crypto & digital assets 2Legal & professional services 2Jobs, HR & staffing 2Travel & tourism 1Gaming 1Education 1
The numbers behind the mood
The latest official figures, with the period each one covers. Yearly numbers can be a year or more old.
Economy
- Inflation9.5%Jul 2026 · −1.3 pts since Jun 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment24.5%2025 · +0.7 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- GDP growth-0.7%2025 · +2.0 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
Society
- Say humans mainly cause climate change29.7%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
- Want climate made a high government priority64.0%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Charts
Apple Music · Artists
1DJ Zinhle, Nayvee Womculo & Young Stunna
2Tman Xpress & Mellow & Sleazy
3Thatohatsi & Sjava
4Darque, Atmos Blaq, Zawadi Yamungu & Tycoon
5DJ Maphorisa
7Uncool MC, DJ Maphorisa & N T S A K O XVI
9Dlala Thukzin & Zeh McGeba
Falling
10W4DE & Royal Musiq
Apple Music · 2026-11-14
App Store · Free apps
1Life360: Family Safety & GPS
Rising
2ChatGPT
3Meta AI
Falling
4Google Maps
Rising
5Yango: travel, food, delivery
Rising
6Strava
7YouTube app
Rising
8Facebook app
Rising
9Tiktok
Rising
10SHEIN - Compras Online
Show the top 100
App Store · 2026-11-14
App Store · Paid apps
1Difela Tsa Sione by ZolApps
Breakout
2Cargo Decoder Plus
Falling
3TeleGuard
Falling
4Difela Tsa Sione
5Shadowrocket
6Tips & Tricks Pro - for iPhone
7Difela Tsa Sione Hymns
81500 Ringtones Unlimited - Download the best iPhone Ringtones
9TuneIn
10Learn Kalanga
Show the top 50
App Store · 2026-11-14
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.