Poverty Tarnishes Sparkle Of Botswana Diamonds

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Tshepo Mokwena had a glittering education, sponsored by the Botswana government's diamond wealth, but a year after graduating she still has no job in the tiny southern African nation.

"I only benefited from the diamonds through my studies which were sponsored by the government, but that is of no use now as I am jobless," the 26-year-old political science graduate told Agence France-Presse.

Despite being one of Africa's best-governed countries, hailed for evading the resource curse of corruption and mismanagement, and one of its most successful economies, many Batswana feel they have not benefited from the gem.

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