Tag: diamond

Botswana to join Belgium’s Antwerp as second center for rough diamond certification

December 2, 2024

Botswana will soon join Antwerp in Belgium to become the second certification center globally to verify the origin of rough diamond for exports to Group ... Read More

Angola’s diamond sector to be advanced by new De Beers deal with state-owned companies

February 9, 2024

London-based De Beers Group and Angolan state-owned companies have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) pledging to collaborate on opportunities to increase diamond production, to ... Read More

Botswana to buy 24% stake in Belgian diamond trader HB Antwerp

March 29, 2023

The Botswana government announced Monday that it will buy a 24% stake in the Belgian gem trader HB Antwerp, a move that is seen as ... Read More

Blood diamonds: Botswana wins bid to host anti-conflict diamond watchdog

November 8, 2022

Botswana, the world’s second-largest diamond producer, has won its bid to host the permanent secretariat of the Kimberley Process (KP), the grouping that certifies that ... Read More