Botswana has begun work on its first iron-ore mine, a senior government official said on Tuesday, as the country seeks rapid diversification from diamond mining. The African nation's heavy reliance on diamonds, which account for a fifth of the Botswana's GDP and more than two thirds of its foreign exchange income, was exposed last year as the coronavirus crisis unfolded.
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