... will consolidate Botswana's reputation as the region's most stable and peaceful democracy. Economic diversification away from diamond mining presents an urgent and difficult challenge for the new government. Although the new government is a coalition, the two parties at its centre have worked together...

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...Oxford Analytica Significance The bill was defeated, serving both to highlight an unpopular issue shortly before the nation goes to the polls and to create divisions within the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP). Impacts The failure of the political opposition to mount a co-ordinated...

... The slowing economy will damage the government’s position ahead of elections in October 2024. Falling prices for synthetic diamonds pose a long-term threat to Botswana’s economic prospects. Lower revenues from diamond sales threaten the government’s fiscal targets. © Oxford Analytica 2024. All rights...

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... or other illegal activities -- prompted De Beers to narrow its supply chains. These trends eroded De Beers's market share. In 2022, Botswana accounted for about 70% of De Beers's production volume, South Africa 16%, and Canada 8%. The company has a limited presence in Angola. By 2015, Russia...

...Oxford Analytica Significance Protracted negotiations over a new deal have been complicated by political tensions between President Mokgweetsi Masisi and his predecessor Ian Khama. Botswana produces almost one-quarter of the world’s diamonds and its importance to the sector has been magnified...

.... Impacts The judiciary, which has lately faced questions over its independence from the executive, will face scrutiny over how it handles the case. The BDP could lose some of its strongholds in the next elections if Khama can campaign freely; it could even lose power. Botswana’s reputation as a stable...

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... in (see BOTSWANA: Masisi faces growing political challenges - January 5, 2021). Masisi's nephew, Olebile Pilane, who was apparently forced to drop his shares in the company in favour of Mmutle, later claimed that that 5% of the project money for the water tender was allocated to the ruling BDP...

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... political opponents. Impacts The courts will continue to be an obstacle to Masisi’s efforts against Khama. Recent electoral losses may embolden internal BDP rivals or possibly encourage defections to the opposition. Botswana’s 70%-plus adult vaccination rate may help limit the Omicron variant’s damage...

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...Oxford Analytica Significance In the run-up to the October 23 polls, the BDP faced a heightened threat from the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) opposition coalition, as well as the new Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) backed by former President Ian Khama (2008-18). Impacts Only three women...

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