Diamonds are famously the hardest (that is, most unscratchable) natural material on Earth, and it is no surprise that cleaving the largest one ever found took two attempts. Asscher took weeks to ...

Botswana has long relied on diamonds to fuel its economy, but the industry is faltering. Now, voters have rejected the ruling ...

Botswana, long seen as a model of democratic stability in Africa, has witnessed a seismic shift in its political ...

Botswana is the world's second biggest natural diamond producer behind Russia and has been responsible for all the biggest diamonds found in the last decade. But Botswana faces new challenges and ...

The party of Botswana's opposition candidate Duma Boko was declared the election winner Friday over incumbent President ...

President Mokgweetsi Masisi concedes defeat as preliminary election results show the Botswana Democratic Party losing its ...

The Cullinan diamond – the largest diamond ever found – was incorporated into the Crown Jewels Credit: Getty The Crown Jewels Credit: Getty Natural diamonds are formed deep within the earth ...