Botswana to join Belgium as diamond certification hub
Botswana, which is Africa's biggest diamond producer and the second worldwide after Russia, said Thursday it expected to become the second certification node by early 2025.
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Outgoing Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo (R) shakes hands with Botswana President Duma Gideon Boko during a diplomatic meeting between the Belgium and Botswana heads of government, in Brussels on November 27, 2024. (Photo by JONAS ROOSENS / Belga / AFP)
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Botswana will soon join Belgium as a verification and certification hub for rough diamond exports to Group of Seven (G7) nations, its presidency said Thursday.
Following a G7 ban