NEW XADE, Botswana -- In the end, the Bushmen of Molapo village could neither hunt nor gather, they said. Nor could they tend crops, collect firewood or lead their goats to pasture. After tens of ...

ACCRA, Ghana — In a landmark decision, the Botswana High Court ruled Wednesday that the government had acted illegally when it forcibly evicted the last tribal Bushmen living a traditional life in the ...

In Southern Africa, the government of Botswana is moving some of the last San Bushmen out of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. Botswana officials call it progress, but Bushmen argue that the move ...

GABORONE, BotswanaGABORONE, Botswana — An appeals court in Botswana ruled Thursday that indigenous dwellers in one of the driest parts of the world can now drill wells for water, overturning an ...

GABORONE, Botswana – GABORONE, Botswana (AP) — A court in Botswana ruled Wednesday that indigenous dwellers in one of the driest parts of the world will not be allowed to drill wells for water. The ...

METSIAMANONG, Botswana — When Dahame Belese left the land of his ancestors, his parents felt as if he had fallen off the edge of the universe. They had no idea of the world outside, had never traveled ...

The Botswana Bushmen live in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve in the centre of Botswana. The area is known to be one of the most rugged, arid landscapes on the face of the planet. In recent years, ...

Botswana’s new president has promised to restore some rights, which were taken away from the Bushmen, an indigenous tribe of hunters and gatherers found across southern Africa. This week, the ...

In the end, the Bushmen of Molapo village could neither hunt nor gather, they said. Nor could they tend crops, collect firewood or lead their goats to pasture. After tens of thousands of years, the ...

Botswana’s High Court ruled on Wednesday that more than 1,000 Bushmen had been wrongly evicted from ancestral hunting grounds in the Kalahari desert and should be allowed to return. The court ruled ...

In a landmark decision, the Botswana High Court ruled Wednesday that the government acted illegally when it forcibly evicted the last tribal Bushmen living a traditional life from the Central Kalahari ...

Botswana’s High Court ruled Wednesday that the country’s Bushmen are entitled to live and hunt on their ancestral lands in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, a decision hailed as a victory for ...