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Botswana
Masisi's diamond strategist, Jacob Thamage, visits UN headquarters in New York

Botswana's Jacob Thamage, coordinator of state-owned diamond-processing centre Diamond Hub Botswana and new chair of the Kimberley Process following Botswana's assumption of the organisation's presidency in November, was in New York 21-22 March [...]

Published on 28/03/2022 at 06:00 GMT

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Abdulla Shahid
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Jacob Thamage
Kimberley Process
Mokgweetsi Masisi
Rabab Fatima
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Angolan President Joao Lourenco (C) watches as Endiama CEO Jose Manuel Augusto Ganga Junior (L) shakes hands with Alrosa CEO Sergei Ivanov (R), in the Kremlin in Moscow, 4 April 2019.

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The challenges awaiting the new gold owners at Mupane

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Botswana's diamonds attract South African coal investor Magni Investment

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Botswana
Masisi pitches to Dubai investors in bid to boost Gaborone diamond polishing business

Botswana is still struggling to have all of the diamonds allocated for domestic processing polished internally. President Masisi visited Dubai on 11 March in the hope of winning over new investors who might be willing to bet on the Botswana capital's future as a diamond hub.

Subscribers only Mining 17.03.2022

Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi arrived in Dubai on 11 March 2022.

Botswana
Mining Minister Lefoko Moagi looks to leave his mark on the Kimberley Process

Taking advantage of its position as current chair of the Kimberley Process, the Botswana government wants to reinstate diamond certification control measures that fell into disuse during the pandemic. The objective is to ensure the longevity of the Kimberley Process brand, but also to be proactive in the leadership of the organisation, which could see its headquarters built in Gaborone.

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Botswana's Mining Minister Lefoko Moagi.

Botswana
Infotrac trial exposes shareholder brawls for control of Debswana

As the diamond producer Debswana's shareholders, De Beers and the Botwsana government, continue to negotiate the appointment of its new managing director, a lawsuit filed by a contractor hired to run a background check on its former CEO sheds lights on a muted battle for control of the firm.

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Botswana
Gaborone and Vienna battle to host Kimberley Process headquarters

Botswana is lobbying to host the permanent secretariat of the Kimberley Process diamond certification scheme, with Austria and China also in the race. President Masisi used a recent EU-AU summit to fight for his cause.

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President of Botswana, Mokgweetsi Masisi and Minister-President Jan Jambon, in Brussels on 17 February.

Inner circles | Botswana
Race for top job at De Beers diamond offshoot Debswana heats up

The De Beers-Botswana state JV, which represents a third of the country's GDP, is looking for a new boss and with the company in the process of renegotiating its diamond sales contract, the choice of CEO is tangled with political considerations.

Subscribers only Mining 03.09.2021

The Jwaneng diamond mine,operated by Debswana, a joint venture between De Beers and the Botswana government.

Botswana
Jacob Thamage back at helm of Botswana's Diamond Hub

After serving as coordinator in 2012 at the pivotal moment when De Beers moved its sales offices from London to Gaborone, Jacob Thamage is returning to the position. A safe bet for Botswana during these unstable times in the industry.

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Inner circles | SADC
Jorge Cardoso gets to grips with SADC's security potential to contend with Cabo Delgado crisis

Of all the directorates of the Southern African Development Community, the one charged with regional political, defence, and security issues is by far the most strategic. Headed by Angola's Jorge Cardoso, it has to humour the changing moods of the organisation's rotating presidents at a time when a SADC military response is increasingly expected in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province.

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Jorge Cardoso, head of the SADC Organ for Cooperation in Politics, Defense and Security.

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Botswana Masisi pitches to Dubai investors in bid to boost Gaborone diamond polishing business

Botswana Mining Minister Lefoko Moagi looks to leave his mark on the Kimberley Process

Botswana Infotrac trial exposes shareholder brawls for control of Debswana

Botswana Gaborone and Vienna battle to host Kimberley Process headquarters

Inner circles | Botswana Race for top job at De Beers diamond offshoot Debswana heats up

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Ivory Coast
French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Botswana
Masisi's diamond strategist, Jacob Thamage, visits UN headquarters in New York

In Focus | Angola, Botswana, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe
Sanctions-hit Alrosa's woes impact on continent's diamond producers

Botswana
The challenges awaiting the new gold owners at Mupane

Botswana
After diamonds, UAE develops a taste for Botswana milk

Botswana
Botswana's diamonds attract South African coal investor Magni Investment

Botswana
Masisi pitches to Dubai investors in bid to boost Gaborone diamond polishing business

Botswana
Mining Minister Lefoko Moagi looks to leave his mark on the Kimberley Process

Botswana
Infotrac trial exposes shareholder brawls for control of Debswana

Botswana
Gaborone and Vienna battle to host Kimberley Process headquarters

Inner circles | Botswana
Race for top job at De Beers diamond offshoot Debswana heats up

Botswana
Jacob Thamage back at helm of Botswana's Diamond Hub

Inner circles | SADC
Jorge Cardoso gets to grips with SADC's security potential to contend with Cabo Delgado crisis