BOTSWANA BAN THE EXPORT OF RAW MINERALS

[JULIUS OKOTH]

Botswana is aggressively following the footsteps of Malawi and Zimbabwe towards a total ban on the export of raw minerals.

​This strategy, often referred to as "resource nationalism," is designed to move Botswana from being a site of raw extraction to a hub for high value mineral processing https://africabriefing.com/botswana-no-raw-diamond-exports/