Botswana
Businessman Bame Pule seeks government's good graces with local investments

Botswana
Gaborone struggles to soothe coal sector crisis

The state, whose revenues have been affected by the drop in diamond prices, has stopped supporting Minergy and Morupule, subsidiaries of the state-owned mining fund. The mines minister is struggling to reassure the unions and entrepreneurs in this key sector in the east of the country.

Botswana
Paris appoints its future head of mission in Gaborone

In August, Valérie Baraban will become France's ambassador to Botswana, replacing Olivier Brochenin.

Botswana
De Beers diamond deal far from sparkling, says ex-President Masisi

Former President Mokgweetsi Masisi blames his successor, Duma Boko, for accepting clauses in the diamond distribution agreement that are less favourable to the state.

The New Guard
Botswana, Somalia, Benin

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

BotswanaFund manager Bame Pule, a discreet adviser to president Masisi

SomaliaBarkhad Kaariye, speaking on behalf of Somaliland

BeninLéonce Hamza Houngbadji, founder of Africa Solutions Week

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.

Botswana
HB Antwerp nears diamond marketing deal with Gaborone

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

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.

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.

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.