‘Removing blemish of Russian sanctions will help Botswana’
Friday, February 09, 2024 | 940 Views |
![On the ground: Representatives of the G7 technical team toured various diamond facilities in the country recently PIC: DEBSWANA](https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.mmegi.bw/mmegi/uploads/images/2024/02/14/100078.jpg&w=800&q=72&f=jpg&t=1)
On the ground: Representatives of the G7 technical team toured various diamond facilities in the country recently PIC: DEBSWANA
With its legacy of good governance and democracy, Botswana diamonds can give consumers confidence their special purchases fund development, and not destruction.
From the outset of Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, the G7 and partners have stood together to condemn Russia’s violation of the UN Charter and the impact of Russia’s war on the rest of the world. We remain united in our efforts to reduce the revenues Russia can access to finance its illegal aggression. Our leaders have asked us to continue to impose coordinated sanctions and other economic actions to achieve this.
The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...