Waihiga Mwaura
BBC correspondent who conducted the exclusive interview with Botswana's President and reported on Botswana's economic challenges and diversification plans.
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Oct 3, 2025 • 28min
Focus on Africa: Can Botswana continue to depend on its diamond industry?
Moses Arinaitwe, a Ugandan public health researcher on schistosomiasis, and Waihiga Mwaura, a BBC correspondent who interviewed Botswana’s president. They discuss Botswana’s heavy reliance on diamonds and plans to diversify into soda ash, critical minerals and tourism. The conversation also covers economic pressures, US tariff talks, Guinea’s surprising mining‑led growth, and schistosomiasis transmission and prevention.
