27 April

Botswana Finance Minister Thapelo Matsheka said that the country’s economy could be set to shrink by nearly 13% this year as Covid-19 takes a toll on Botswana’s diamond production. The mining sector in the country contracted by 33% this year due to travel restrictions and diamond revenues declined to BWP6.7bn ($548m), Reuters reported. Botswana has already implemented a state of emergency and national lockdown to contain the spread of Covid-19.

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