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		<title>Botswana accelerates copper, cobalt and lithium strategy to strengthen post-diamond economic resilience</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 17:42:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[cobalt]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="638" height="383" src="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/mining-diggers.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/mining-diggers.jpg 638w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/mining-diggers-300x180.jpg 300w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/mining-diggers-470x282.jpg 470w" sizes="(max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px" /></p>20 February 2026 Botswana is accelerating its copper, cobalt and lithium strategy as structural shifts in global diamond markets push&hellip;]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img width="638" height="383" src="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/mining-diggers.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/mining-diggers.jpg 638w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/mining-diggers-300x180.jpg 300w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/mining-diggers-470x282.jpg 470w" sizes="(max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px" /></p>20 February 2026 Botswana is accelerating its copper, cobalt and lithium strategy as structural shifts in global diamond markets push&hellip;]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Botswana’s comprehensive copper cobalt lithium development strategy</title>
		<link>https://yourbotswana.com/botswanas-comprehensive-copper-cobalt-lithium-development-strategy/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bamselle]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 17:38:30 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Mining]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Botswana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cobalt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[copper]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[economic diversification]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="638" height="383" src="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/yb-copper-mining.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/yb-copper-mining.png 638w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/yb-copper-mining-300x180.png 300w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/yb-copper-mining-470x282.png 470w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px" /></p>20 February 2026 Mining sector analysts increasingly recognise the transformative potential of battery metals across global supply chains. While lithium demand&hellip;]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img width="638" height="383" src="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/yb-copper-mining.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/yb-copper-mining.png 638w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/yb-copper-mining-300x180.png 300w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/yb-copper-mining-470x282.png 470w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px" /></p>20 February 2026 Mining sector analysts increasingly recognise the transformative potential of battery metals across global supply chains. While lithium demand&hellip;]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Arkle Resources shares jump 8% on lithium and magnesium discovery in Botswana</title>
		<link>https://yourbotswana.com/arkle-resources-shares-jump-8-on-lithium-and-magnesium-discovery-in-botswana/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bamselle]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2025 12:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Latest News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Arkle Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Botswana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lithium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[magnesium]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="638" height="383" src="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/arkle-resources.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/arkle-resources.jpg 638w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/arkle-resources-300x180.jpg 300w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/arkle-resources-470x282.jpg 470w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px" /></p>25 February 2025 Arkle Resources PLC&#8217;s (AIM:ARK)&nbsp;shares surged 8% after the company confirmed lithium and magnesium deposits in its Makgadikgadi&hellip;]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img width="638" height="383" src="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/arkle-resources.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/arkle-resources.jpg 638w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/arkle-resources-300x180.jpg 300w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/arkle-resources-470x282.jpg 470w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px" /></p>25 February 2025 Arkle Resources PLC&#8217;s (AIM:ARK)&nbsp;shares surged 8% after the company confirmed lithium and magnesium deposits in its Makgadikgadi&hellip;]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>UK&#8217;s Aterian to explore Botswana for lithium</title>
		<link>https://yourbotswana.com/uks-aterian-to-explore-botswana-for-lithium/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bamselle]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 16:04:14 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Mining]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aterian PLC]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kalahari Copperbelt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lithium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Makgadikgadi Salt Pans]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="638" height="383" src="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/alterian.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/alterian.jpg 638w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/alterian-300x180.jpg 300w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/alterian-470x282.jpg 470w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px" /></p>9 April 2024 Aterian PLC, a UK-based mining company, has acquired additional licenses to explore for lithium within Botswana&#8217;s Makgadikgadi&hellip;]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img width="638" height="383" src="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/alterian.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/alterian.jpg 638w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/alterian-300x180.jpg 300w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/alterian-470x282.jpg 470w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px" /></p>9 April 2024 Aterian PLC, a UK-based mining company, has acquired additional licenses to explore for lithium within Botswana&#8217;s Makgadikgadi&hellip;]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Arkle Resources wins two lithium exploration licences in Botswana</title>
		<link>https://yourbotswana.com/arkle-resources-wins-two-lithium-exploration-licences-in-botswana/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bamselle]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Dec 2023 15:52:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="638" height="383" src="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/arkle-resources.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/arkle-resources.jpg 638w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/arkle-resources-300x180.jpg 300w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/arkle-resources-470x282.jpg 470w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px" /></p>16 December 2023 Arkle Resources PLC on Friday said it has been awarded two exploration licences in the Makgadikgadi salt&hellip;]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img width="638" height="383" src="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/arkle-resources.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/arkle-resources.jpg 638w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/arkle-resources-300x180.jpg 300w, https://yourbotswana.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/arkle-resources-470x282.jpg 470w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px" /></p>16 December 2023 Arkle Resources PLC on Friday said it has been awarded two exploration licences in the Makgadikgadi salt&hellip;]]></content:encoded>
					
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