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Can Botswana’s giant diamonds beat the synthetic revolution?

Diamonds on display. Photo by Lucas Santos @ Unsplash
Diamonds on display. Photo by Lucas Santos @ Unsplash

Eric Kasongo

Eric Kasongo is a Senior Journalist and Strategic Researcher specializing in the political economy, with expertise in mining, energy, and financial markets across Central and Southern Africa regions
  • Lucara’s Karowe expansion targets the rarest, highest-value natural diamonds.
  • Lab-grown competition is intensifying pressure on mass-market natural stones.

 

GABORONE, BOTSWANA – Lucara Diamond is betting that exceptionally large natural stones can withstand a global diamond market increasingly disrupted by cheaper laboratory-grown alternatives.

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