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Apr 2023
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Diamant: le Botswana envoie un message à...

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Le président du Botswana concrétise ses ambitions de voir le diamant rapporter plus à son pays : il vient de nouer un partenariat avec une entreprise belge de taille de diamant. Rebattre les cartes dans le secteur du diamant. Tel est l'objectif du président Masisi, formulé depuis le mois de février. Et pour marquer « cette nouvelle ère qui débute », selon ... Show More
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