Possible Clues:

• Botswana desert region
• Bushmen's habitat
• Gemsbok National Park location
• Kelvin, American with Harry going back to endlessly dry desert
• "The Gods Must Be Crazy" locale
• Not an area of growing importance in southern Africa!
• Desert, boundless desert, devoured by devouring goddess
• Desert region in Africa
• Much of Botswana
• ''Meerkat Manor'' setting