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Yevgeny Prigozhin, 25 May 2023. (AFP/Concord Group)

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Following the Wagner mutiny that shook President Vladimir Putin in June, and the recent coup in Niger, speculation about the activities of the private...

When the children of today grow up, diamonds will no longer be Botswana’s main economy.

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Premium badgeBotswana eyes post-diamond future with new De Beers deal With the end in sight for its mineral success story, Botswana is in a race against time to transition away from the gems that made it rich.
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Premium badgeAfricans challenge Biden policies at US business summit From industrial policy to AGOA, attendees at the US-Africa Business Summit in Botswana pressed the US to rethink its approach to the continent.
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Yevgeny Prigozhin, 25 May 2023. (AFP/Concord Group)

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Premium badgeThe myth of Wagner in Africa Following the Wagner mutiny that shook President Vladimir Putin in June, and the recent coup in Niger, speculation about the activities of the private...
When the children of today grow up, diamonds will no longer be Botswana’s main economy.

shine on

Premium badgeBotswana eyes post-diamond future with new De Beers deal With the end in sight for its mineral success story, Botswana is in a race against time to transition away from the gems that made it rich.
Joe Biden, US-Africa Leaders Summit

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Premium badgeAfricans challenge Biden policies at US business summit From industrial policy to AGOA, attendees at the US-Africa Business Summit in Botswana pressed the US to rethink its approach to the continent.

Botswana top stories

Yevgeny Prigozhin, 25 May 2023. (AFP/Concord Group)

What’s next?

Premium badgeThe myth of Wagner in Africa Following the Wagner mutiny that shook President Vladimir Putin in June, and the recent coup in Niger, speculation about the activities of the private...
When the children of today grow up, diamonds will no longer be Botswana’s main economy.

shine on

Premium badgeBotswana eyes post-diamond future with new De Beers deal With the end in sight for its mineral success story, Botswana is in a race against time to transition away from the gems that made it rich.
Joe Biden, US-Africa Leaders Summit

Real talk

Premium badgeAfricans challenge Biden policies at US business summit From industrial policy to AGOA, attendees at the US-Africa Business Summit in Botswana pressed the US to rethink its approach to the continent.

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© A general view of the DR Congo’s Inga dam with eight massive turbines, only three of which work. (REUTERS/Marlene Rabaud)

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Premium badgeInfographics: Southern Africa’s hydroelectric dams, state of play and potential In light of the power crisis in Southern Africa, Presidents Ramaphosa and Tshisekedi urged world leaders in Paris to invest in the Grand Inga Dam.
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© FILE PHOTO: The company name of De Beers is displayed in Hong Kong, China September 14, 2016. Picture taken September 14, 2016. REUTERS

Protracted negotiations

Botswana gets more diamonds in new deal with De Beers Botswana has reached an eleventh-hour deal with diamond giant De Beers after months of tense negotiations that saw the continent’s top producer threat...
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Gothataone Moeng brings stories from Botswana to a wider audience with ‘Call and Response’ Tensions between past and present, tradition and modernity, and urban and rural spaces provide the basis for the debut collection of short stories by ...
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Battery Metals

Premium badgeBotswana: Giyani to seek up to $300m for manganese mine at K. Hill Canada-listed junior miner Giyani will seek to raise between $280m and $300m for its manganese project at K. Hill in Botswana, CEO Danny Keating tells...