Lists
- Botswana (Dinar)
News
- AIDS - Vaccine for AIDS Works (USA Today News - Sternberg)
 "Nearly two decades after the discovery of the AIDS virus, researchers Monday report for the first time that an AIDS vaccine can prevent infection but with sharply different success rates depending on race."
"The first full-scale human trial of the vaccine, AIDSVAX, indicates that although the vaccine failed to protect whites and Hispanics, it appears to be effective in Asians and blacks. Blacks account for half of all new infections in the USA, federal statistics show."
"Jose Esparza, director of AIDS vaccine research for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), called the finding 'probably the most important accomplishment in vaccine research in 15 years. This is the first time anyone has shown protection (against HIV) in humans, not monkeys.' "
"Although the vaccine failed to provide protection overall, it was 78.3% effective in blacks and 68% effective in Asians." 2-03
- Botswanan News (AfricaNews Online)
Provides news directly from the country.
Papers
- Botswana (CountryReports.org)
Provides a profile by topic, including Economy, Defense, Geography, Government, People, National Anthem, Lyrics and Related Links. Provides a map and a flag. 6-02
- Botswana (Geographia.com)
Provides information on the land, history, and people. 7-02
- Lessons from Botswana (BusinessWeek.com - Koppisch)
"The country posting the highest gross-domestic-product growth since 1966 is Botswana, a landlocked nation in southern Africa that's two-thirds desert. Its economy has expanded an average of 7% a year since it won independence from Britain that year, according to the World Bank." 8-02
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