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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

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.
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Botswana's Mining Minister Lefoko Moagi.
Botswana's Mining Minister Lefoko Moagi. © Facebook/Lefoko Moagi

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.
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Brussels NGO InRES to construct 'Silicon Valley' in safari land with help of NantWorks

In addition to announcing the creation of a vaccine production plant in Botswana, the US conglomerate NantWorks has committed to playing a role in the development of the Maun Science Park. The latter, one of President Masisi's pet projects, is being overseen by a Brussels-based NGO that is seeking to turn the safari destination of Maun into a technology hub.

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The Okavango delta in northern Botswana, the future home of the Maun Science Park.

Gabarone ready to reveal companies' true owners in bid to please money-laundering watchdog

Botswana was removed from the Financial Action Task Force's notorious grey list by the skin of its teeth last October and is now seeking to implement reforms it promised to the global money-laundering watchdog. New laws are planned to force companies to make public the names of those who benefit from them.

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