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Botswana
Masisi-Khama standoff casts shadow on Debswana vs Infotrac trial

Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi (right) and Ian Khama. © Monirul Bhuiyan/AFP

The trial of a former private intelligence provider against the diamond giant Debswana is making ripples that can be felt as far as the presidential palace in Gaborone. President Masisi's side see the case as yet another front in its dispute with exiled former head of state Ian Khama. [...]

Published on 27.06.2022 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Pretoria in no mood to give Ian Khama up to Botswana

A court in Gaborone has issued a warrant for the arrest of Botswana's ex-president, who is currently living in South Africa. But for both legal and political reasons, Pretoria has no intention of facilitating the task of its neighbour.

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Botswana's ex-president Ian Khama, in his home village in Serowe.

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Molefhi leads dissent in Masisi's Botswana Democratic Party

His allies emerged victorious from the BDP's national congress, but President Masisi is nevertheless facing an increasingly coherent opposition within the ruling party, embodied by Nonofo Molefhi.

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Former Botswana infrastructure minister Nonofo Molefhi.

South Africa
African opposition figures mingle with elder statesmen in Italian village

The Brenthurst Foundation, founded by the Oppenheimer family and run by Greg Mills, held a three-day gathering in Italy last month of former African heads of state and aspiring leaders.

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Botswana, United Kingdom
Lord Hain takes up case of former president Ian Khama in House of Lords

In the fierce battle being fought between Botswanan president Mokgweetsi Masisi and his predecessor Ian Khama, a new front has been opened up in London. Lord Peter Hain has recently taken up Khama's case in the House of Lords.

Free access Politics 26.07.2022

Eswatini
How the rivalry between Ramaphosa and Zuma is hampering the Eswatini crisis's resolution

A regional summit on the problems in the small southern African state, scheduled for 21 July in Pretoria, has been cancelled. The reason for this was King Mswati III's apparent distrust of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and other nearby heads of state.

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Former South African President Jacob Zuma outside the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, Jan. 31, 2022.

Botswana
Jwaneng MP angles for Debswana business

State-owned diamond producer Debswana's promise that more than $1.5bn in contracts this year will go to Botswana-owned companies is attracting interest even among opposition MPs.

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Botswana
De Beers-Gaborone deal still stuck on state's share

On 29 June, the diamond giant De Beers and the Botswana government decided to add a third one-year extension to their contract for the sale of diamonds produced by their joint venture Debswana.

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Botswana
Christian Cordier doubles down in Botswana's metal fever

The Australian entrepreneur, already among the most active players in the recent wave of international investment in metal exploration in Botswana, is expanding his operations. He relies on a network of local partners.

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Botswana
Debswana hopes new, outsider MD will bring the shine back to its diamond business

Faced with court cases and internal corruption investigations, Debswana, the joint venture between the Botswana government and diamond colossus De Beers, has appointed a newcomer to be MD in Andrew Motsomi.

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Botswana
Constell Group seeks to expand diamond operations in Botswana

The Indian group, which advises Botswana's diamond industry, has joined the ranks of other major diamantaires that have recently flocked to grow their footprint in the country.

Subscribers only Mining 07.06.2022

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

The West's sanctions on the Russian mining colossus Alrosa, the world's largest diamond producer, are taking a huge toll on Angola, its main partner. That has left the field open for the world's second largest diamond producer, Botswana, to charge ahead.

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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.

Botswana
Khama-Masisi rift casts shadow of political instability over miners

Botswana, used to being a top performer, has plummeted in the Fraser Institute's annual ranking of countries attracting mining investment. One reason for this is investors' fear of an uncertain period to come after the 2024 general election.

Subscribers only Mining, Politics 22.04.2022

Botswana's president Ian Khama and his vice president Mokgweetsi Masisi in 2018, before the latter succeeded him as president.

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.

Subscribers only Mining 09.03.2022

Botswana
Botswana tycoon Atang Makgekgenene takes a shine to BK11 diamonds

Mining magnate Atang Makgekgenene has entered the diamond business in his native country with a bang by buying rights to the BK11 mine and licences for other mines nearby at a reduced rate.

Subscribers only Mining 02.11.2021

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The sensational rise and spectacular fall of Pefaco casino and hotels

Nigeria
Fertiliser giants Indorama and Dangote in murky waters over urea shortage

Botswana
Masisi-Khama standoff casts shadow on Debswana vs Infotrac trial

Botswana
Oscar Motsumi, the rising star of Masisi's coal policy

Botswana
Masisi picks ex-ICC judge to smooth relations with Pretoria

South Africa
Pretoria in no mood to give Ian Khama up to Botswana

Botswana
Business barons join forces to invest in mining

Botswana
Molefhi leads dissent in Masisi's Botswana Democratic Party

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African opposition figures mingle with elder statesmen in Italian village

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Lord Hain takes up case of former president Ian Khama in House of Lords

Eswatini
How the rivalry between Ramaphosa and Zuma is hampering the Eswatini crisis's resolution

Botswana
Jwaneng MP angles for Debswana business

Botswana
De Beers-Gaborone deal still stuck on state's share

Botswana
Christian Cordier doubles down in Botswana's metal fever

Botswana
Debswana hopes new, outsider MD will bring the shine back to its diamond business

Botswana
Constell Group seeks to expand diamond operations in Botswana

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