Botswana slips down mining attractiveness rankings

Notch down: A perceived decline in exploration potential has seen Botswana sliding down the ranks
Notch down: A perceived decline in exploration potential has seen Botswana sliding down the ranks

Botswana has slipped down the mining attractiveness rankings in Africa from second to fifth position largely as a result of perceived declining mining potential.

According to the authoritative 2015 Fraser Institute mining survey, Morocco, Ghana and Burkina Faso have joined Namibia as African countries that are seen as being more attractive than Botswana as measured by the Investment Attractiveness Index (IAI).

Last year, Namibia was the only country ahead of Botswana.

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