Botswana’s Khama Must Wean His Country Off Diamond Dependence - Bloomberg.com

"Khama, whose Botswana Democratic Party won 45 of the 57 seats in parliament in the Oct. 16 general elections, is presiding over an economy that will contract 10.3 percent this year, according to the International Monetary Fund, because of a slump in demand for diamonds caused by the worst global recession since World War II."