How to talk to Trump, according to a key ally

President Duma Boko recently said he was prepared to drop everything and rush to the United States in the event that the administration there indicated it was open to trade talks. Under the calculations made by the U.S government, Botswana could face a tariff of 37% on its goods to the world’s single richest market.

While Botswana’s diamonds are sold through a network of value added centres in countries such as India, China, Israel and the European Union, there is a level of direct, albeit small, exports to the U.S. Each of these other centres are individually negotiating trade deals with the Trump administration to varying degrees of success.