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News channel or source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-13/botswana-s-government-puts-diamond-trader-deal-on-back-burner
Published on: Thursday 13 March 2025
Botswana’s deal to acquire a stake in Belgian gem trader HB Antwerp — proposed by the previous government but never completed — appears to be in limbo. The plan for Botswana to purchase a 24% interest ...
News Botswana » Southern » Government: Government attacks on mainstream media undermine the credibility of democracy in Botswana
News channel or source: https://globalvoices.org/2026/03/09/government-attacks-on-mainstream-media-undermine-the-credibility-of-democracy-in-botswana/
Published on: Monday 09 March 2026
In most discussions of democracy in Africa, Botswana is among the first countries to come up. Respected for its peace and tranquillity, the country, which gained its independence from Britain in 1966, ...