Botswana's diamonds under spotlight

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As the country embarks on taking centre stage in the world's diamond trade through the opening of the Diamond Trading Centre (DTC) in Gaborone in the New Year, Botswana should start hosting major international conferences on the diamond trade in accordance with the country's new status, says Akanyang Tombale, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources.

The country should use such conferences as a forum to tell its undiluted story regarding what it has to offer the world as a key player in the global diamond trade, Tombale said.

He was speaking ahead of next week's international diamonds conference in Antwerp, Belgium, where DTC Botswana and its ancillaries in Namibia and South Africa will be on the agenda.

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