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The San people are believed to
have migrated to the area about 40,000
years ago. The original "Bush People," the San, who were followed by
the Tswana, thousands of years later. Today most of Botswana's is
ethnic Tswana. English and Tswana are considered the national
languages of the country. By the early
1800's, the Zulu would encroach on the area followed by the White Boers
farmers from Transvaal in the late 1800's. This threatened the peace of
the region as the two peoples would fight each other during the Zulu
Wars. In 1885, Britain established the Botswana as a protectorate,
calling it Bechuanaland. In 1961, Britain granted Bechuanaland a
constitutional and self-government in 1965. On Sept. 30, 1966,
Botswana became independent. Today Botswana is Africa's oldest and most
stable democracy. Early on Botswana had
good relations with its white ruled neighbors but eventually they would
change their policies, harboring rebel groups from South Rhodesia and
South Africa. Although Botswana is rich in
diamonds, it still has high unemployed and a large number of poor. In
1999, the nation suffered its first budget deficit in 16 years because
of a slump in the international diamond market. Even so, Botswana
remains one of the wealthiest countries on the continent.
One of Botswana's biggest problems today is it's high AID's rate.
Though the government is working hard to help those infected by this
lifelong disease.
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Animals of Chobe National Park
Birds, Animals, and Reptiles of Chobe National Park
Birds and Animals of the Okavango Delta - Northwestern Botswana
Images from the Okavango Delta 2010
Maun, Kasani, and the Northern Kalahari 2010
