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Botswana became one of the richest countries in Africa because it's the world's biggest producer of diamonds by value -- but ...
Botswana, which has long been at the forefront of global efforts to combat HIV/AIDS, declared a public health emergency on ...
Botswana, one of Africa’s richest countries, is trying to shake off dependence on De Beers and precious stones ...
Cheaper lab-made gems are stealing diamond revenue, impacting the wealth of the richest people in sub-Saharan Africa.
Botswana's economy is reeling from a collapse in diamond revenues, straining public finances and fueling social tensions.
Thanks to those sustained public investments, Botswana became the first country in the world with a high HIV rate to achieve the World Health Organization’s Gold Tier status for eliminating ...
Duma Boko, president of Botswana, has declared a state of public health emergency in response to severe medicine shortages ...
One of the world's poorest countries in the 1970s, Botswana transformed into one of its fastest-growing economies by harnessing around $3 billion a year in diamond sales, to become the world's ...
But Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, with the support of South Africa, are making a fresh appeal to lift restrictions on the sale of raw ivory.
The African Jewish Congress, which was in Botswana to meet with constituents, also met with Mogae, Botswana’s president, and presented him with the ram’s horn.