Botswana's growth to almost double as commodity sales rebound

Botswana's economy will grow by nearly double in 2017 compared to the previous year as Africa's largest exporter of diamonds shakes off a slump in global commodity prices and electricity shortages. In a budget speech to parliament on Monday, Finance Minister Kenneth Matambo said the economy would grow by an estimated 4.2 percent in 2017 compared with 2.9 percent growth in 2016. "The optimistic outlook is based on the anticipated slight improvement in the mining sector and positive growth prospec