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Tiffany's Looks To Africa As Diamond Industry Shifts

Wall Street Journal | By VANESSA O'CONNELL | Posted 10.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Retailers, Strike, Diamonds, Cutting, Diamond Mining, Debeers, Manufacturing, Laurelton Factory, Diamond Polishing, Jwaneng Diamond Mine, Jwaneng Mine, Retail, Sourcing, Jewelry, Diamond Sourcing, South Africa, Tiffany's, Unions, Diamond Cutting, Mining, Africa, Botswana, Aids, Polishing, Sa, Mogoditshane, Business News

In a windowless factory in this African village, Tiffany is teaching more than 80 workers to transform raw diamonds into gems for Tiffany engagement r...

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Botswana's ruling party wins polls

Al Jazeera. | Al Jazeera | Posted 10.17.2009 | Home

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BDP's win of 30 of 36 seats called so far means Ian Khama will continue in office....

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Polls close in Botswana elections

Al Jazeera. | Al Jazeera | Posted 10.16.2009 | Home

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President Ian Khama's party expected to win despite criticism of "authoritarian" rule....

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Botswana holds national elections

Al Jazeera. | Al Jazeera | Posted 10.16.2009 | Home

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President Ian Khama's party expected to win despite criticism of "authoritarian" rule....

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Botswana holds presidential vote

Al Jazeera. | Al Jazeera | Posted 10.16.2009 | Home

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President Ian Khama's party expected to win despite criticism for authoritarian rule....

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Diamonds Are Not Forever

Jaime Pozuelo-Monfort | Posted 10.04.2009 | World

Read More: Poverty, Africa, Cape Verde, World War I, Diamonds, South Africa, Hiv, Namibia, Conflict Diamonds, League of Nations, Madagascar, Mauritius, Botswana, World News
Jaime Pozuelo-Monfort

Botswana is an example of how to wisely administer a natural resource endowment.

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Pizza Hut TV: Mouth-Watering, or Half-Baked?

Minyanville | Minyanville | Posted 07.17.2009 | Home

Read More: Dallas, Botswana, Swaziland, Home News

Like the KFCs (YUM) and McCafés (MCD) before it Pizza Hut is flirting with rebranding to become more hip. Several of the chain's locations wil...

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Rumors, confusion hinder battle against HIV in Cameroon

WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 07.10.2009 | Home

Read More: Botswana, Cameroon, Home News

An educational poster in Africa provides facts on HIV/AIDS. Health studies have shown that male circumcision can reduce the risk of contract...

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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: Endearing, but not Engaging

Jessica Gross | Posted 06.01.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Alexander McCall Smith, Detective, Mystery Novel, Botswana, Jill Scott, The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Africa, Entertainment News
Jessica Gross

If you're looking for a series to watch before bedtime or after a stressful day, The No. Ladies' Detective Agency is for you. But for challenging and emotive television, look elsewhere.

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News quiz: G20, Zimbabwe and workers in India

WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 05.04.2009 | Home

Read More: London-United Kingdom, United Kingdom, G20, Zimbabwe, Islamic Republic of Iran, Botswana, Liberia, Russia, Luxembourg, South Africa, New Zealand, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Namibia, Home News

var quiz = {id: 28, questions: [ { id: 155, text: 'At the G20 in London, world leaders pledged ___ in stimulus to offset the global recession.', imag...

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Botswana is the Backdrop for New HBO Series

Lola Olley | Posted 04.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, HBO Series, Hbo, Jill Scott, Botswana, Series Premiere, The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Entertainment News
Lola Olley

Shot on location in Botswana, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is premiering this Sunday on HBO.

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Third Screen: A Big HBO Series About a Woman Named Precious

Vickie Karp | Posted 04.25.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Hbo, Television, Botswana, The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, Alexander McCall Smith, Entertainment News
Vickie Karp

I spoke with Alexander McCall Smith, author of the best-selling The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, about HBO's new series based on the book.

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Zimbabwe's Women Traders Keep Economy Afloat

Inter Press Service | By Tonderai Kwidini | Posted 04.14.2009 | World

Read More: Zimbabwe Cross-Border Traders Association, South Africa, Zimbabwe Women Traders, Zimbabwe, Cross-Border Traders in Zimbabwe, Africa, Zimbabwe Trade, Botswana, Zimbabwe Economy, Harare, ZImbabwe Crisis, Robert Mugabe, Inter Press Service, World News

Her small tattered book is full of lists of orders for goods such as beer, maize-meal and chemicals. On another page are addresses and phone numbers...

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1,500 Dead As Cholera Rages On In Zimbabwe; Disease Spreads to South Africa

Thezimbabwetimes.com | Posted 01.29.2009 | World

Read More: Budiriro Slum, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Unicef, Death Toll Passes 1, Zimbabwe Blames British for Epidemic, Contaminated Water, Botswana, Harare, World Health Organization, 500, Robert Mugabe, Cholera Outbreak, World News

HARARE - The deadly cholera epidemic had spread to all the ten provinces of Zimbabwe and killed a total of 1 518 people by Christmas Day, the World H...

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Was There Good News from Africa in 2008?

Olivier Kamanda | Posted 01.05.2009 | World

Read More: Darfur, Susan Rice, Africa, Sudan, United Nations, Mauritius, DRC Violence, Obama, Botswana, Congo, World News
Olivier Kamanda

Headlines from Africa in 2008 recounted brutal riots in Kenya, a war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and election-driven chaos in Zimbabwe. But there was also good news.

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