Botswana, De Beers sign renewed 10-year diamond sales agreement


  • World
  • Wednesday, 26 Feb 2025

GABORONE, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- After eight years of negotiations, Botswana and De Beers Group finally signed the renewed diamond sales agreement on Tuesday in Gaborone, the capital of Botswana.

Botswanan President Duma Boko said during the signing ceremony that the new agreement added a possible five-year extension to the provisional deal.

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