Botswana World News API

Get the live top world headlines from Botswana with one request to the Top Headlines endpoint of GNews API. Stories are selected by Google News rankings and returned as clean JSON.

Get your free API key

Request and live response

This request returns the current top world headlines from Botswana. The response below is live: it was fetched when this page loaded. Every parameter is described in the Top Headlines endpoint documentation.

GET https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?category=world&country=bw&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

curl --get "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines" \
  --data-urlencode "category=world" \
  --data-urlencode "country=bw" \
  --data-urlencode "apikey=YOUR_API_KEY"

import requests

API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY"

response = requests.get(
    "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines",
    params={"category": "world", "country": "bw", "apikey": API_KEY},
    timeout=10,
)
response.raise_for_status()

for article in response.json()["articles"]:
    print(article["title"])

const API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY";

const params = new URLSearchParams({
    category: "world",
    country: "bw",
    apikey: API_KEY,
});

const response = await fetch(`https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?${params}`);
if (!response.ok) {
    throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
}

const { articles } = await response.json();
for (const article of articles) {
    console.log(article.title);
}

<?php

$apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

$query = http_build_query([
    "category" => "world",
    "country"  => "bw",
    "apikey"   => $apiKey,
]);

$response = file_get_contents("https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?" . $query);
if ($response === false) {
    throw new RuntimeException("Request failed");
}

$data = json_decode($response, true);
foreach ($data["articles"] as $article) {
    echo $article["title"] . PHP_EOL;
}

using System.Net.Http.Json;

const string ApiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

using var client = new HttpClient();

var url = $"https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?category=world&country=bw&apikey={ApiKey}";
var data = await client.GetFromJsonAsync<ApiResponse>(url)
           ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Empty response");

foreach (var article in data.Articles)
{
    Console.WriteLine(article.Title);
}

record ApiResponse(List<Article> Articles);
record Article(string Title);

200 OK · Live JSON response

{
    "totalArticles": 13756,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "45f6cc72b4ce49f376f02d85766d6797",
            "title": "Afrobarometer finds mixed perceptions of Zimbabwe’s democratic progress under Mnangagwa",
            "description": "AFROBAROMETER’s latest report has revealed mixed public perceptions of Zimbabwe’s democracy over the past five years, with one in five citizens believing the country has become more democratic under President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration.",
            "content": "AFROBAROMETER’s latest report has revealed mixed public perceptions of Zimbabwe’s democracy over the past five years, with one in five citizens believing the country has become more democratic under President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration.\nAlth... [1904 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.newzimbabwe.com/afrobarometer-finds-mixed-perceptions-of-zimbabwes-democratic-progress-under-mnangagwa/",
            "image": "https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/newzimlive/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/07033353/Emmerson-Mnangagwa.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-10-14T23:05:31Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b5634ecb88c17024238d0aebec34ae73",
                "name": "NewZimbabwe.com",
                "url": "https://www.newzimbabwe.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "405174d9b9f44f942f64864c63dd30b3",
            "title": "“Build peace through justice”: Vatican Prefect Urges Religious Leaders in Southern Africa to Defend Human Dignity",
            "description": "Religious leaders in Southern Africa have been urged to defend the dignity of migrants, refugees and victims of human trafficking through advocacy that addresses injustices affecting communities across the region.",
            "content": "Johannesburg, 14 October, 2026 / 7:03 pm (ACI Africa).\nReligious leaders in Southern Africa have been urged to defend the dignity of migrants, refugees and victims of human trafficking through advocacy that addresses injustices affecting communities ... [2980 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.aciafrica.org/news/24689/build-peace-through-justice-vatican-prefect-urges-religious-leaders-in-southern-africa-to-defend-human-dignity",
            "image": "https://www.aciafrica.org/images/aci-africa_nick_if20-south-africa-2026-10-14t230649_1792015634.jpg?w=1200&format=jpeg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-10-14T22:09:19Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "521a58580e0f772bbb6d6c6ad3c81c53",
                "name": "ACI Africa",
                "url": "https://www.aciafrica.org"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "8bde0fcb7dca66cf323cef7a69be9737",
            "title": "Kenyans studying German nearly double as workers and students pursue opportunities in Europe’s largest economy",
            "description": "German-language enrolment at Kenya’s Goethe-Institut has risen 95% since 2022 as learners pursue work, study and business opportunities. | Business Insider Africa",
            "content": "The institute recorded 3,500 learners in 2026, compared with 1,793 four years earlier, an increase of approximately 95%.\nThe growth extends beyond people preparing to relocate. Some learners also see German as a way to expand their career options wit... [1881 chars]",
            "url": "https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/kenyans-studying-german-nearly-double-as-workers-and-students-pursue-opportunities-in/d6rpyrn",
            "image": "https://ocdn.eu/pulscms-transforms/1/j9iktkuTURBXy8xMDMwZTM5YS03N2JlLTQ4MTEtYmNkMy0wZjYxNTkwNDIwY2UuanBlZ5KVAwLNAeXNEczNCgWTBc0EsM0Cdg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-10-14T16:52:16Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "00e8b3d988b9e44beed452c70bcbf59f",
                "name": "Business Insider Africa",
                "url": "https://africa.businessinsider.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

Missing a publisher from Botswana? Suggest a source.

Botswana World News API

Categories

Request and live response