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‘Dumela’ Promoting the very best of #Botswana to a global audience
Botswana / London / Dublin
Joined July 2007
DeBeers have teamed up with one of the oldest Assay offices in the World to provide verification of their Natural Diamonds from Botswana. The UK Sheffield Assay company established by act of Parliment in 1773 will provide #DiamondVerificationService
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Marc Germiquet of Botswana making history securing first place among solo rowers in the “world’s toughest row”Marc rowed over 4800km across the ocean
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The Government of Botswana & De Beers have struck a landmark deal, increasing Botswana's diamond output share to 30%.
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Botswana will host the @IRENA International Off-grid Renewable Energy Conference & Exhibition ! The event will highlight the role of off-grid #renewables solutions in contributing to #3xRenewables, #climate & #sustainable development goals.
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The UK Minister for Africa H.E Lord Colin’s has been in Botswana to promote UK and Botswana economic growth opportunities. During his three day visit he meet with Botswana President Duma Gideon Boko, visited Jwaneng Mine and meet with clean energy Ambassdor @EuniceKira
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𝗕𝗼𝘁𝘀𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗮, 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗮-𝗕𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗮𝘂 e𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 e𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 c𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 Botswana President Duma Gideon Boko, discussed with President Umaro Sissoco Embaló potential cooperation in a number of key sectors.
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The Bank of Botswana has gone live with an upgrade to the Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system and ISO20022 compliant solution from @MontranCorp streamlined payments and enhanced financial security.
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Starlink is now available in Botswana! Starlink is connecting people with high-speed internet in 105 markets all around the world, including 15 in Africa →
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At the meeting held on 5 December 2024, the MPC of the Bank of Botswana maintained the Monetary Policy Rate (MoPR) at 1.9 percent, while reducing the Primary Reserve Requirement (PRR) from 2.5 percent to zero.
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Satellite data supports the argument that climate change led to a significant decline in elephant populations in Botswana. The study led by King’s College London
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Botswana heat wave warning Exceptional temperatures up to 41C across the whole country! Expect new December record temperatures to be broken.
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King of the Field Olympic 200m champion 🇧🇼 Letsile Tebogo 🇧🇼 is the Men’s World Athlete of the Year Tebogo also won the male track athlete of the year award at the 2024 World Athletics Awards in Monaco.
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Leading Botswana clean energy company @ASEBotswana selected by EU funded #ELEVATE investment readiness program as most promising and impactive clean energy company in Sub Saharan #Africa. #KnowledgeEconomy #CleanTech #CarbonMarkets
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The new Botswana Vice President @Ndaba_Gaolathe outlines the @BWGovernment plans to speed up the clean energy transition and look to export clean solar power to the region
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Botswana has made history by appointing Ms Lesego Chombo as its new Minister of Youth and Gender Affairs. At just 26 years old, Lesego is the youngest minister in Botswana’s history.
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G7 Announces Botswana as the First Verification ‘Node’ for Rough Diamonds on the African continent and one of only two centre’s Globally
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President Advocate Duma Gideon Boko will attend the third edition of the FACETS Conference (FACETS 2024) in Antwerp, Belgium, from 26 to 27 November 2024.
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Botswana’s newly elected President, Duma Boko, shared with #AfricaDaily’s @mpholakaje his plans to address unemployment, and reduce dependency on the diamond industry via @BBCAfrica
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Botswana Memorial, commemorating 161 Botswana soldiers who served with the African Pioneer Corps (High Commission Territories) regiment during WW2. Also commemorated here is a WW1 Botswana soldier who died serving with the Bechuanaland Protectorate Police. #LestWeForget
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