Botswana's new president took office Friday in a whirlwind transfer of power following elections that saw a historic defeat handed to the party that had governed the diamond-rich country for ...

Botswana's new President Duma Boko said on Thursday that he hoped to clinch a long-delayed diamond sales pact with Anglo American unit De Beers imminently. Boko told a Reuters NEXT Newsmaker interview ...

Boko won historic election upset, toppling liberation party Aims to finalise De Beers sales pact as early as Friday Botswana seeks to diversify economy beyond diamonds Country faces economic ...

Botswana's economy is forecast to grow by 3.3% in 2025 due to an expected recovery in the global diamond market, Finance ...

Botswana’s government will develop new industries, dismantle the state power utility to foster private investment and increase concessional borrowing as part of a plan to diversify the ...

Under terms of new agreement, Botswana’s government will be allowed to sell 30% of rough diamonds mined through joint mining ...

Sparsely dotted along Africa’s political contours are isolated pockets of scorched terrains, deeply charred by the aftermath ...

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Botswana is looking to diversify its economy, President Duma Boko said on Thursday, speaking during a Reuters NEXT Newsmaker interview at the World Economic Forum in ...

After five years of negotiations, Botswana and De Beers have reached a groundbreaking agreement that will revolutionise ...

Botswana's newly-elected President Duma Boko arrives to deliver his acceptance speech at the Mass Media Complex in Gaborone on November 1, 2024. [AFP] Botswana's new president took office Friday ...