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		<title>Rachel Bilson Designs Everlon Bracelet with Diamond Knot with 20% Proceeds Going to Diamond Empowerment Fund</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondne.ws/2010/03/09/rachel-bilson-designs-everlon-bracelet-with-diamond-knot-with-20-proceeds-going-to-diamond-empowerment-fund/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:58:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rachel Bilson who traveled to Botswana and South Africa late last year to learn about diamond mining and the impact it has made in the lives of the people there with the Diamond Information Center, has designed a bracelet, with $20 from each sale going to the non-profit Diamond Empowerment Fund (DEF).
The bracelet, which features [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UN Report Finds Botswana Governmental Position on Kalahari Habitation by Basarwa to appear to be Inconsistent with its Decision to Permit Gem Diamonds/Gope Exploration Mining Activities</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondne.ws/2010/02/25/un-report-finds-botswana-governmental-position-on-kalahari-habitation-by-basarwa-to-appear-to-be-inconsistent-with-its-decision-to-permit-gem-diamondsgope-exploration-mining-activities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[pThe [Botswanan] Governmentrsquo;s position that habitation of the [Kalahari] reserve by the Basarwa and Bakgalagadi communities is incompatible with the reserversquo;s conservation objectives and status appears to be inconsistent with its decision to permit Gem Diamonds/Gope Exploration Company (Pty) Ltd. to conduct mining activities within the reserve, an operation that is planned to last several [...]]]></description>
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		<title>African Diamonds: Latest AK6 Diamond Valuation is $162 Per Carat</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondne.ws/2010/02/23/african-diamonds-latest-ak6-diamond-valuation-is-162-per-carat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Directors of African Diamonds plc (AIM: AFD), the Botswana diamond company, are pleased to give an update on the progress of the AK6 diamond discovery in Botswana.  The timeline remains first production in late 2011.

Latest diamond valuation of US$162 a carat is US$23 a carat higher than that used in our current studies. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Debswana Targets Diamond Production of 20 Million Carats in 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondne.ws/2010/02/20/debswana-targets-diamond-production-of-20-million-carats-in-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Botswana&#8217;s diamond mining giant Debswana Diamond Company says it is targeting to produce at least 20 million carats of diamonds which levels to around 60 percent of its normal production in the year 2010.
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		<title>Botswana Government Bond Ratings Changed to Negative from Stable by Moody&#8217;s Investor Service</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondne.ws/2010/02/20/botswana-government-bond-ratings-changed-to-negative-from-stable-by-moodys-investor-service/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Moody&#8217;s Investors Service has changed the outlook on Botswana&#8217;s A2 government bond ratings to negative from stable, reflecting the continued strain on the country&#8217;s finances imposed by the global economic crisis.
Moody&#8217;s notes that Botswana&#8217;s economy was hit especially hard at the beginning of the crisis, when worldwide demand for luxury goods such as diamonds literally [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gareth Penny Appointed Chairman of Debswana Board of Directors</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondne.ws/2010/02/16/gareth-penny-appointed-chairman-of-debswana-board-of-directors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:29:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gareth Penny, Managing Director of the De Beers Group, has been appointed as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Debswana for a two year period. Mr Penny takes over from Mr Eric Molale, the Permanent secretary to the President.
Gareth, who was appointed Director of Sales and Marketing of the Diamond Trading Company (London) in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reports: Former Debswana Managing Director, Louis Nchindo, Found Dead</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondne.ws/2010/02/11/reports-former-debswana-managing-director-louis-nchindo-found-dead/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:51:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Louis Nchindo, the former Managing Director of Debswana, the Botswana mining venture between De Beers and the Botswana government, has been reported dead, according to South Africa&#8217;s Business Report.
Nchindo was due to face criminal charges of over 30 counts this coming April.
Another local paper, The Voice, reports that Interpol officers approached them for Nchindo&#8217;s photograph [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Namakwa Diamonds Sign Cooperation Agreement with Andre Messika</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondne.ws/2010/02/11/namakwa-diamonds-sign-cooperation-agreement-with-andre-messika/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:55:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Namakwa Diamonds Limited has signed a co-operation agreement with B.L.I.D International, the operating company of the Andre Messika Group, a leading diamantiare based in Paris and Tel Aviv.
Andre Messika is a preferred wholesale diamond supplier to internationally recognised jewellery houses, as well as being a wholesale jewellery manufacturer and retailer with numerous outlets in Europe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diamond Trading Company Botswana Hosts Shining Light Diamond Jewellery Design Workshop</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondne.ws/2010/02/10/diamond-trading-company-botswana-hosts-shining-light-diamond-jewellery-design-workshop/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:45:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Diamond Trading Company Botswana Shining Light Awards for Excellence in Diamond Jewellery Design showcases the creativity and talent of designers from around Botswana. The objective of these awards is to develop both technical and design skills of local designers as well as provide a platform for designers to showcase their work locally and internationally.
Intrinsic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Survival Protest to Botswana High Commissioner to the UK, Roy Blackbeard</title>
		<link>http://www.diamondne.ws/2010/02/10/survival-protest-to-botswana-high-commissioner-to-the-uk-roy-blackbeard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:08:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Survival International, a non-governmental organisation, is holding a protest to highlight &#8216;Botswana&#8217;s continuing persecution of the Gana and Gwi Bushmen of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve&#8217;. Although Botswana&#8217;s High Court ruled that the Bushmen had been evicted from their ancestral lands in the reserve illegally, the government is trying to make life impossible for those [...]]]></description>
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