Is Botswana Getting A Raw Deal From De Beers Diamonds - The World News [extra Quality]

If De Beers accedes to Botswana’s demands for more local processing and greater supply control, the "partnership" will finally evolve into equality. If they resist, Botswana may well decide that the "raw deal" is no longer a deal at all.

As negotiations drag on, President Masisi has played a high-stakes card: threatening to walk away. He has publicly stated that if De Beers won't yield, Botswana will launch its own state-owned diamond trading house. If De Beers accedes to Botswana’s demands for