Botswana’s President Courts Oman Amid De Beers’ Control Battle
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Botswana’s President Duma Boko is traveling to Oman to sign cooperation deals including over natural resources as his government strives to boost its stake in leading diamond company De Beers.
Boko will hold talks through Tuesday with Oman’s Sultan Haitham Bin Tariq Al Said, his office said in a statement on Sunday. The meetings come ahead of an April 16 deadline for bids of the 85% stake in De Beers being sold by Anglo American Plc.