This African nation built its development on diamonds. Now it’s crashing
GABORONE, Botswana (AP) — In a village outside Botswana’s capital, Keorapetse Koko sat on an aging sofa in her sparsely furnished home, stunned that a career — and an entire nation’s economy — built on diamonds had fallen so quickly, so quickly. For 17 years, she made a living cutting and polishing the gems that … Read more