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After Kenyatta: the never-ending battle to take State House

After Kenyatta: the never-ending battle to take State House
Southern Africa: the tough path towards quitting coal

Southern Africa: the tough path towards quitting coal
Sisi's African offensive

Sisi's African offensive
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Southern Africa: the tough path towards quitting coal 

The whole region of southern Africa, and especially South Africa, remains extremely dependent on coal mines, despite protests from environmentalists and pressure from the West in the form of billion-dollar subsidised plans to speed up the coal phase-out. [...]
The Duvha coal-fired power plant, owned by state-owned utility Eskom, in Emalahleni, Mpumalanga province, South Africa, on June 3, 2021.
The Duvha coal-fired power plant, owned by state-owned utility Eskom, in Emalahleni, Mpumalanga province, South Africa, on June 3, 2021. © Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters
Focus Mining 23/05/2022

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. [...]
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.
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. © Alexei Druzhinin/Sputnik/Kremlin Pool
Mining 17/03/2022

Masisi pitches to Dubai investors in bid to boost Gaborone diamond polishing business 

Botswana is still struggling to have all of the diamonds allocated for domestic processing polished internally. President Masisi visited Dubai on 11 March in the hope of winning over new investors who might be willing to bet on the Botswana capital's future as a diamond hub. [...]
Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi arrived in Dubai on 11 March 2022.
Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi arrived in Dubai on 11 March 2022. © Office of the President| Republic of Botswana/Twitter
Mining 14/03/2022

Mining Minister Lefoko Moagi looks to leave his mark on the Kimberley Process 

Taking advantage of its position as current chair of the Kimberley Process, the Botswana government wants to reinstate diamond certification control measures that fell into disuse during the pandemic. The objective is to ensure the longevity of the Kimberley Process brand, but also to be proactive in the leadership of the organisation, which could see its headquarters built in Gaborone. [...]
Botswana's Mining Minister Lefoko Moagi.
Botswana's Mining Minister Lefoko Moagi. © Facebook/Lefoko Moagi

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