For the first time in more than half a century, Botswana is turning a political page and, with it, the script of its economy. The Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) government, led by Advocate Duma Gideon Boko, has taken office pledging to write a new chapter for a nation long defined by diamonds. With unemployment stubbornly at 27.6% and more than 70% of the population under 35, the question shaping Gaborone’s corridors of power is this, what comes after diamonds?
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