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Botswana
Diamond trader HB Antwerp positions itself in Gaborone as alternative to De Beers

HB Antwerp is in talks with the state-owned Okavango Diamond Co over a diamond trade partnership, which the Belgian trader is hoping to show would be more profitable for the Botswana government than its arrangement with sector giant De Beers. [...]

Published on 22/03/2023 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Anglo American
De Beers
Debswana
Diamond Technology Park
Eira Thomas
Ellen Richard Madisa
HB Antwerp
Jan Jambon
Lucara Diamond
Mokgweetsi Masisi
Oded Mansori
Okavango Diamond Co
Rafael Papismedov
Shai De Toledo

Botswana
Mokgweetsi Masisi ignores IMF's advice and keeps splurging ahead of polls

Botswana's president hopes to be returned to office this week. In the run-up to the 30 October elections, he has ordered spending taps to be kept open despite budgetary red flags and falling revenues in the diamond sector.

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Mokgweetsi Masisi during the presidential debate in Gaborone on 24 October 2024.

Botswana
Renewal of Shabtai's diamond permit runs into opposition in president's party

A number of BDP members in the National Assembly are contesting the government's decision to renew Israeli business tycoon Gilad Shabtai's operating rights at the Lerala Diamond Mine.

Subscribers only Mining 11.03.2024

Botswana
De Beers' last negotiation points for Gaborone deal could undercut HB Antwerp

In its most recent talks over a new deal with the Gaborone government, the diamond giant is negotiating to set the increase of the state's share of rough diamonds against high performance targets. That could hamper the Belgian trader's rise in the country as it has to back the government.

Subscribers only Mining, Commodity traders 13.02.2024

Botswana
HB Antwerp nears diamond marketing deal with Gaborone

Announced last March (AI, 22/03/23), the Botswanan government's plans to [...]

Subscribers only Mining, Commodity traders 24.01.2024

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

Extraction at Botswama's main coal mine has been entrusted to a domestic consortium, again demonstrating President Mokgweetsi Masisi's desire to promote local groups in the sector.

Subscribers only Mining 10.01.2024

Botswana
Gaborone pressures Lucara Diamonds to re-engage with HB Antwerp

President Mokgweetsi Masisi and his mines minister are refusing to approve the termination of a distribution partnership between the Canadian miner and the Belgian trader, in which the Botswanan state is preparing to take a 24% stake.

Subscribers only Mining, Commodity traders 06.12.2023

Southern Africa
Russian diamonds row paralyses Kimberley Process annual meeting

The annual meeting of the international certification body was split on whether or not Russian diamonds should be considered as conflict diamonds. The stalemate prevented the organisation from appointing a new secretary general and setting up its secretariat in Gaborone.

Subscribers only Mining 21.11.2023

Botswana
Debswana picks in-house engineer to run mining services subsidiary Naledi

Mining engineer Bokang Thitoyamore has been picked to head up Naledi Mining Services, a subsidiary of Debswana, the joint venture between the state and global diamond giant De Beers.

Subscribers only Mining 21.09.2023

Botswana
Diamond trader HB Antwerp ditches CEO Oded Mansori

Botswana's diamond marketing partner has given the Belgian-Israeli industry veteran the boot. But the former executive of Steinmetz Diamond Group remains a shareholder.

Subscribers only Mining 20.09.2023

Botswana
Eunice Mpoloka to become mining baroness in Gaborone

Eunice Mpoloka has just received approval from the Competition and Consumer Authority in Gaborone to acquire 51% of Hoisting Solutions, one of Botswana's main drilling and construction rental companies.

Subscribers only Mining 05.06.2023

Botswana, DRC
Tshisekedi inspired by Botswana's experience with HB Antwerp

The DRC president used his recent visit to Gaborone to renew his acquaintance with Belgian diamond entrepreneur Rafael Papismedov. He has invited him to Kinshasa to help revive the Congolese diamond sector.

Free access Mining 19.05.2023

Botswana
President Masisi stifles debate on diamond renegotiations

As the government edges closer to clinching a new agreement with diamond giant De Beers and puts the finishing touches on its partnership deal with Belgian trader HB Antwerp, Gaborone has tended to brush off any criticism by attributing it to the opposition behind former president Ian Khama.

Subscribers only Mining, Commodity traders 08.05.2023

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Debswana
Diamond Technology Park
Eira Thomas
Ellen Richard Madisa
HB Antwerp
Jan Jambon
Lucara Diamond
Mokgweetsi Masisi
Oded Mansori
Okavango Diamond Co
Rafael Papismedov
Shai De Toledo

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Botswana Mokgweetsi Masisi ignores IMF's advice and keeps splurging ahead of polls

Botswana Renewal of Shabtai's diamond permit runs into opposition in president's party

Botswana De Beers' last negotiation points for Gaborone deal could undercut HB Antwerp

Botswana HB Antwerp nears diamond marketing deal with Gaborone

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

Botswana Gaborone pressures Lucara Diamonds to re-engage with HB Antwerp

Southern Africa Russian diamonds row paralyses Kimberley Process annual meeting

Botswana Debswana picks in-house engineer to run mining services subsidiary Naledi

Botswana Diamond trader HB Antwerp ditches CEO Oded Mansori

Botswana Eunice Mpoloka to become mining baroness in Gaborone

Botswana, DRC Tshisekedi inspired by Botswana's experience with HB Antwerp

Botswana President Masisi stifles debate on diamond renegotiations

Botswana HB Antwerp diamond deal caught in political crossfire between Masisi and Ian Khama

Botswana De Beers and Gaborone struggle to reach new diamond deal

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

Botswana Masisi uses Lucara to pressure De Beers for better revenue-sharing deal

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

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana
Diamond trader HB Antwerp positions itself in Gaborone as alternative to De Beers

Botswana
Mokgweetsi Masisi ignores IMF's advice and keeps splurging ahead of polls

Botswana
Renewal of Shabtai's diamond permit runs into opposition in president's party

Botswana
De Beers' last negotiation points for Gaborone deal could undercut HB Antwerp

Botswana
HB Antwerp nears diamond marketing deal with Gaborone

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

Botswana
Gaborone pressures Lucara Diamonds to re-engage with HB Antwerp

Southern Africa
Russian diamonds row paralyses Kimberley Process annual meeting

Botswana
Debswana picks in-house engineer to run mining services subsidiary Naledi

Botswana
Diamond trader HB Antwerp ditches CEO Oded Mansori

Botswana
Eunice Mpoloka to become mining baroness in Gaborone

Botswana, DRC
Tshisekedi inspired by Botswana's experience with HB Antwerp

Botswana
President Masisi stifles debate on diamond renegotiations

Botswana
HB Antwerp diamond deal caught in political crossfire between Masisi and Ian Khama

Botswana
De Beers and Gaborone struggle to reach new diamond deal

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

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Masisi uses Lucara to pressure De Beers for better revenue-sharing deal

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