Africa: Is the Botswana–de Beers Model Marriage On the Rocks?

President Masisi threatens to ‘separate’ from the diamond giant unless Botswana gets a bigger cut of the cash.

Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi has threatened to walk away from his country’s highly successful 54-year partnership with De Beers if the South African giant doesn’t give Botswana a bigger slice of the large diamond revenues.

Masisi is playing a high-stakes game, many investors say. He could be jeopardising a long and mutually beneficial partnership for short-term gains in next…