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West Africa’s Atlantic coast and the Sahel now have a business magazine of their own. Miiroo Magazine covers eight countries - Sierra Leone, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, the Gambia, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger - reporting the real economy of a region home to more...
Choppies, the Botswana Development Corporation, the future of Botswana beef and Lesotho's leading entrepreneur are among the stories now free to watch. GABORONE, 17 October 2026 - Tshireletso Seoromeng started with a backyard operation. Today she supplies Shoprite and...
Botswana flags a Moscow embassy and invites Russian investment in rare earths and diamonds — a bid to widen partners and its resource base amid the diamond
Visibility only pays off when a buyer can understand the offer without a phone call. Five things a Botswana cleaning supplier should make unmistakable turn a listing into an order.
Botswana’s diamond stockpile has swelled to about 12 million carats — nearly double the permissible level — as a gem-price slump constrains output and revenue.
Buyers can request South African goods through a managed sourcing, quotation and delivery process. Musika launches today for Botswana businesses procuring goods from South Africa. Retailers, contractors, farmers and institutions can select catalogue products or submit...
Cleaning is one of the cheapest businesses to start in Botswana, but it hides several distinct markets. Six service models an entrepreneur can build around instead of doing everything.
Chobe MP Simasiku Mapulanga urged Botswana to adopt the SADC free-movement protocol for ID-card crossings at Kazungula to unlock trade through the corridor.
Nigeria’s suspension of parliamentary engagements with South Africa shows how political disputes can move quickly into the channels that support trade, investment and cross-border confidence.