The Kimberley Process (KP) chairperson is also the executive chairperson for the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC)_
Ahmed Bin Sulayem: Europe’s bid to inspect, approve diamonds from foreign jurisdictions an abusive overreach
The Group of Seven (G7), an intergovernmental organisation, which consists of the world’s largest developed economies (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States), worked together with the leaders of the…
5 December 2024
President Boko meeting Martin Rapaport
Botswana to Establish Export Certification Node for Rough Diamonds in Collaboration with G7
diamond world news service 28 Nov 2024, 9:48 am This initiative aims to enhance traceability and transparency in the diamond supply chain, ensuring alignment with G7 import requirements, which ban Russian-origin diamonds. The G7 implemented…
3 December 2024
Participants at the Gauteng Climate Change Indaba
Premier Lesufi Optimistic About Gauteng’s Ability to Address Climate Change Challenges
Johannesburg, 1 December 2024 By Emmanuel Koro Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has expressed confidence that Gauteng has transitioned from addressing climate challenges through “an ad hoc programme” to a more permanent initiative led by a…
2 December 2024
SADC PF calls for Rights-Based Approach to HIV and AIDS on World AIDS Day 2024
By Moses Magadza The Secretary-General of the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) Ms Boemo Sekgoma, has underscored the need for a rights-based approach in the global response to HIV and AIDS. In…
2 December 2024
Russia's Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov
The exploitation of former colonies by colonial powers has never stopped – Russia’s FM, Sergey Lavrov tells Rossiyskaya Gazeta
Question: You represented Russia at the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro. Shortly before that, a series of meetings with African foreign ministers took place in Sochi, a city that hosted the first ministerial conference of…
29 November 2024
Catherine Flon (1772-1831) was a Haitian seamstress, patriot and national heroine
The Warrior Women of the Antilles, the Tricoteuse Catherine Flon and the Flag which sparked the flames of World Revolutionary Movement
By Ambassador Phatse Justice Pitso 18 November 2024 History bequeaths the warrior women of the Amazons of the Latin American and the Caribbean archipelago, the most profound to have shaped the world by their example,…
27 November 2024
President Boko meeting Martin Rapaport, the chairman of the Rapaport Group and founder of the Rapaport Diamond Report and RapNet, an online diamond trading network
Joint campaigns with leading retailers in the US, India, and China position natural diamonds as the ultimate symbol of love and heritage
BY ADVOCATE DUMA GIDEON BOKO PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA FACETS 2024 THEME: “NAVIGATING A NEW ERA” DATE: 26 NOVEMBER 2024 VENUE: HANDELSBEURS, ANTWERP, BELGIUM Good morning to you all! Mr.…
27 November 2024
Ms Faiza Mohamed, Director of the Africa Office at Equality Now. Photo: Contributed.
Growing calls to end child marriage
By *Moses Magadza, Sylvia Obaga and Sally Ncube 26 November 2024 As the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence gathers momentum shortly after the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and…
26 November 2024
SADC PF President Hon R Mancienne
SADC PF President Honourable Roger Mancienne presents valedictory report
Moses Magadza 26 November 2024 The outgoing President of the SADC Parliamentary Forum, Honourable Roger Mancienne, has presented a valedictory report to the Executive Committee (EXCO) of the Forum, highlighting progress achieved over the past…
26 November 2024
Namibia may elect its first-ever female president - APA News
Namibia Gears for 7th Presidential and Parliamentary Elections
By: Vitalio Angula The past six months have seen a hype of activity as established political parties in Namibia, and new ones, engaged the electorate on promises for jobs, housing, and healthcare. In a nation…
26 November 2024
