A diamond discovered at a Botswana diamond mine is the biggest diamond to be found in 119 years. The 2,492-carat rough diamond was unveiled at a viewing party held by Botswana officials this week. A ...

Akinwumi Adesina, the Former African Development Bank president,  has been appointed chairman of Botswana's Diamonds for Development ...

Botswana is ramping up efforts to diversify its economy as weakening demand for natural diamonds globally places growing ...

During JCK 2024, Mokgweetsi Masisi, President of Botswana, spoke before an audience with JCK editor Victoria Gomelsky regarding the past, present and future of Botswana's diamond industry. Presented ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The largest diamond to be unearthed in more than a century has been found in Botswana, a country in Southern Africa. Botswana's ...

The Botswana government and Anglo-American, the majority owner of De Beers, have reached an “agreement in principle”, the two sides said in a statement issued late Friday. The agreement provides for a ...

GABORONE, Botswana (AP) — Botswana votes in a national election this week that will decide if the ruling party extends a 58-year stretch in power in a southern African country that is a leading ...

GABORONE, Botswana — Botswana held a national election on Wednesday to decide if one of Africa's longest-ruling parties stays in power for another five-year term. The Botswana Democratic Party has ...

The largest diamond found in over a century has been unearthed at a mine in Botswana, and the country's president showed off the fist-sized stone to the world at a viewing ceremony Thursday. The ...