In brief remarks this week, De Beers CEO, Al Cook, credited President Duma Boko’s government with sealing the long-running ...

Botswana’s government will develop new industries, dismantle the State power utility to foster private investment and ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

De Beers has finalised talks on a rough diamond sales deal with the Botswana government and on extending mining licences for ...

President Duma Boko’s recent claim that “90% of media output is fake news” is not only baseless but dangerously dismissive.

Wouldn’t you agree that there is something profoundly disquieting about hearing a head of State describe his people, in a ...

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

There will be a handover speech from Ghazouani and an acceptance speech from the new AU Chairperson and President of Angola, ...

President Duma Boko said. While gems mined by Debswana — a venture between Anglo American’s De Beers unit and the government — account for 80% of Botswana’s economy, they aren’t creating ...

Miner Anglo American's diamond unit De Beers said on Monday it had finalised negotiations with the Botswana government for a new rough diamond sales agreement and extended mining licences for its ...

However, the deal was never signed under the leadership of former Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi. On January 23, new President Duma Boko, who swept to power last October, said he hoped to ...