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Title:Not Forever: Botswana, Conflict Diamonds and the Bushmen
Authors:Taylor, IanISNI
Mokhawa, GladysISNI
Year:2003
Periodical:African Affairs: The Journal of the Royal African Society
Volume:102
Issue:407
Period:April
Pages:261-283
Language:English
Geographic term:Botswana
Subjects:San
foreign policy
diamonds
trade
Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups)
Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment
Politics and Government
international relations
External link:https://www.jstor.org/stable/3518679
Abstract:It has been said that diamonds are Botswana's best friend, but with the rise of the 'conflict diamonds' issue in international politics, spurred on in the main by NGOs, Botswana has felt compelled to go on the offensive to persuade the diamond-buying public that its diamonds are 'clean' and legitimate. This 'Diamonds for Development' project has in recent months been one of the main planks of Botswana's foreign policy. However, a parallel NGO campaign around the issue of the San Bushmen has emerged that, based on perceptions linking diamonds to the removal of the San from their homes, threatens Gaborone's image as a producer of 'clean' diamonds. This article explains the dynamics behind these two issues currently bedevilling Botswana's relations with the outside world. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract]
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