Botswana has long relied on diamonds to fuel its economy, but the industry is faltering. Now, voters have rejected the ruling ...

Sales of rough diamonds at the Debswana Diamond Company fell about 52% in the first nine months of 2024, data released by ...

Natural light streams in from a wall-to-wall window where Eric, a diamond cutter (whose surname must remain a secret), is ...

That's largely because of a global downturn in demand for mined diamonds, which Botswana's economy relies on. Unemployment in ...

Botswana's new president, Duma Boko, said on Friday he wanted to conclude talks for a new sales pact with global diamonds ...

Botswana, one of Africa's most stable countries, is the continent's longest continuous multi-party democracy. It is ...

YouTube Screenshots Botswana’s new president plans to finalize a deal with mining giant De Beers that would guarantee the ...

The ban was only lifted this week. Botswana is broke, something which former president Mokgweetsi Masisi acknowledged in his ...

The party that has governed the country since 1966 could lose power as the economy struggles from a slump in demand for diamonds, which made Botswana an African success story.

Botswana will vote in a national election this week that will decide whether the ruling party extends a 58-year stretch in ...

Dr Ross Harvey Harvey said that Botswana is struggling to diversify its economy away from diamonds, and although it has made some progress in beneficiation; “a country cannot rely forever on a ...

Botswana started voting on Wednesday in an election that will determine whether President Mokgweetsi Masisi secures a second ...