Botswana, in southern Africa, has partnered with the London-based diamond giant De Beers for decades ... that his country is getting a raw deal from De Beers, a London-based company.

The zero-tariff move, when implemented, will be an extension of the deal made last year for China to drop tariffs on goods ...

Despite its elite status, the diamond, which can be found in abundance from southern Africa to Australia to northern ... of some of the world's finest raw diamonds in order to preserve its image ...

He says they can be a pathway to development. “Unfortunately, most African governments have been selling raw diamonds without thinking of beneficiation and creation of foreign currency,” Mungofa tells ...

This success would have been impossible without diamonds. In 1967 De Beers ... and partly a common desire among African states to get more from their raw commodities. But it alarms those worried ...

Five African producers to allocate 1% of rough diamond revenue to global campaign Agreement signed with key industry players to counter rise of lab-grown diamonds Campaign to be led by the Natural ...

China-Africa trade rose 12.4 percent between January and May 2025 to $134 billion, yet Africa accounted for only 5.4 percent of China’s total foreign trade.

not raw material,” he said. He pointed out the irony of Africa’s wealth in natural resources juxtaposed with its status as one of the poorest continents. “We have gold in Ghana, diamonds in ...

The Nation Newspaper Akpabio, stakeholders urge Africa to end raw material export dependency. Monday, June 23, 2025 Advertise With Us E-paper. News; ... diamonds in South Africa, ...