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image captionPresident Mokgweetsi Masisi was shown the gem at a ceremony in the capital, Gaborone
A diamond believed to be the third largest ever found has been put on display in Botswana.
The stone - weighing 1,098 carats - was shown to President Mokgweetsi Masisi, two weeks after the diamond firm, Debswana, unearthed it.
The huge gem is only slightly less heavy than the world s second-largest diamond which was also found in Botswana in 2015.
Botswana is Africa s largest producer of diamonds. This is the largest diamond to be recovered by Debswana in its history of over 50 years in operation, said Lynette Armstrong, Debswana Diamond Company s acting managing director.
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