Botswana’s subtle revolution: Orchestrating economic liberation through mineral wealth (Prt 3)
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Diamonds took centre stage in this punitive act, exposing the delayed and ambiguous stance on Russia's diamond supply, a decision conveniently postponed for nearly two years since the commencement of the Ukraine war in 2022.
Initially targeting Russia's oil, gas, and banking sectors, the sanctions subtly addressed diamonds, acknowledging their contribution to Russia's government revenue.
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...