But Mokgweetsi Masisi, Botswana’s current president, is questioning the relationship ahead of a deadline of June 30th to renew ties. “Clearly, our agreement with De Beers is very limiting for ...

Botswana and De Beers mine the precious stones through their equally owned, 54-year-old mining venture, Debswana Diamond Co. The current diamond sales deal, in place since 2011, has been extended ...

Botswana's President Mokgweetsi Masisi holds the 2,492-carat diamond that was unearthed at one of its mines and will be put on show, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, in Gaborone.

The rift between Khama and Botswana’s current President Mokgweetsi Masisi, who was ironically hand-picked by his predecessor, has widened in the four years since the incumbent took office.

Since taking office, the current president has, among other things, controversially lifted a ban on elephant hunting imposed by Khama. In turn, Khama has accused Masisi of authoritarianism.

Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi was received in Bern on Monday by the seven-person Swiss government as part of a state visit. He had been impressed by a traditional open-air vote in ...

Below is a list of some of the world leaders who studied at Harvard, with their time in office and the scope of their studies: AFRICA ** Duma Gideon Boko, president of Botswana since November 2024 ...

Former president, Ian Khama, is accused of unlawfully possessing firearms ...

Malema described his proximity with the current President of Botswana. “We have gone through the trenches together and we are not going to miss this opportunity.” Why Malema was banned from ...