Botswana

This precious gem, found at the Karowe mine in northeastern Botswana, the largest diamond producer in Africa, is described by Lucara, the company that made the discovery, as “one of the largest rough diamonds ever found.”

A remarkable rough diamond weighing 2,492 carats has been discovered in Botswana, according to an announcement made by the Canadian mining company Lucara Diamond Corp on Thursday.

The gem was unearthed at the Karowe Diamond Mine, located in northeastern Botswana, approximately 430 kilometers (270 miles) from the capital city of Gaborone.

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One of the world's largest diamonds has been unearthed in Botswana, the country government said. The CNN reported that the 1,098-carat stone, believed to be the third largest "gem-quality" diamond ever found, was presented to President Mokgweetsi Masisi on Wednesday.

A massive diamond valued at more than $70 million will go under the hammer in London next month, the Sotheby's auction house said May 4.
 
Known as "Lesedi la Rona," it was found nine months ago in Botswana by the Lucara Diamond Corp.

A 1,111 carat "high quality diamond" has been discovered at a mine in Botswana, said to be the biggest find in more than a century, according to the mine company.
 
The gem, only second in size to the Cullinan diamond which was unearthered in South Africa in 1905, was mined by Lucara Diamond Corp.
 

A small Canadian diamond company has announced the discovery of the world’s second biggest gem quality diamond that has ever been recovered, as Telegraph reports.

According to Lucara Diamond Corp the 1,111 carat stone was found at its Karowe mine in north-central Botswana.

Ten Eritrean national football players seeking asylum in Botswana should be deported, Botswana's security minister said on Oct. 15, a decision their lawyer said he would challenge in court.

The Eritreans refused to board their plane home on Oc.t 14, the latest in a series of defections by athletes from a country under investigation by the United Nations for human-rights violations.