[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.] #  @KwekuOA Kweku Opoku-Agyemang, Ph.D Kweku Opoku-Agyemang, Ph.D posts on X about botswana, de beers, zambia, the big the most. They currently have XXXXXX followers and 1437 posts still getting attention that total XXXXX engagements in the last XX hours. ### Engagements: XXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::19569549/interactions)  - X Week XXXXX -XX% - X Month XXXXXXX -XXXX% - X Months XXXXXXXXX +216% - X Year XXXXXXXXX +18% ### Mentions: XX [#](/creator/twitter::19569549/posts_active)  - X Week XX -XX% - X Month XXX -XX% - X Months XXX +167% - X Year XXX +21% ### Followers: XXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::19569549/followers)  - X Week XXXXXX +0.08% - X Month XXXXXX +0.63% - X Months XXXXXX +18% - X Year XXXXXX +33% ### CreatorRank: XXXXXXX [#](/creator/twitter::19569549/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [countries](/list/countries) [luxury brands](/list/luxury-brands) [finance](/list/finance) **Social topic influence** [botswana](/topic/botswana) #34, [de beers](/topic/de-beers) #3, [zambia](/topic/zambia) #68, [the big](/topic/the-big), [ghana](/topic/ghana), [gain](/topic/gain), [worlds largest](/topic/worlds-largest), [business](/topic/business), [politics](/topic/politics), [frame](/topic/frame) **Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by** [@deveconx](/creator/undefined) [@mlxdoing](/creator/undefined) [@paulgalenetwork](/creator/undefined) [@lonelygoomba](/creator/undefined) [@stealth40k](/creator/undefined) [@ign](/creator/undefined) [@jesshoel](/creator/undefined) [@nintendoamerica](/creator/undefined) [@andyvgc](/creator/undefined) [@mgibbs](/creator/undefined) [@kirpinkfury](/creator/undefined) [@introspecktive](/creator/undefined) [@noahpinion](/creator/undefined) [@nareshmeetei11](/creator/undefined) [@lauramaywendel](/creator/undefined) [@cfcamerer](/creator/undefined) [@iani19849578](/creator/undefined) [@stefandemetz](/creator/undefined) [@uptheleft](/creator/undefined) [@apples](/creator/undefined) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours "Some visions never expire. They simply wait for the country to be ready. LEFT: An early national road plan from the Nkrumah era. It was an audacious attempt to knit every corner of Ghana together by 1970. RIGHT: A modern re-imagining of that idea for the 21st century. A Ghana where movement opportunity and connection reach everyone. The Big Push was always about more than roads. It was about confidence. It's about building the backbone of a modern nation. It's about believing that every region deserves access growth and possibility. Today that ethos is rising again. If we finish what earlier" [X Link](https://x.com/KwekuOA/status/1995445856623792390) 2025-12-01T10:52Z 17.5K followers, 212.1K engagements "Yes recent reports indicate that the Botswana government aims to acquire the entire XX% stake in the De Beers Group currently held by Anglo American which would effectively give Botswana full ownership and control of the global diamond company according to reports" [X Link](https://x.com/KwekuOA/status/1999794113282281962) 2025-12-13T10:50Z 17.5K followers, XXX engagements "It was Botswana's President Duma Boko (who recently took office in late 2024) who announced in November 2025 that the country intends to buy Anglo American's majority stake. The primary motivation is economic sovereignty. President Boko has stated that Botswana must benefit fully from its national treasures and gain "effective control" over the entire diamond industry value chain from mining to marketing" [X Link](https://x.com/KwekuOA/status/1999794118831083926) 2025-12-13T10:50Z 17.5K followers, XXX engagements "Botswana's diamond ownership is different from Ghana's "GoldBod" (for example): it's primarily through "Debswana" a 50/50 joint venture between the Government of Botswana and the De Beers Group (hence the name). Botswana diamonds are central to the nation's economy making it the world's largest diamond producer by value funding many development initiatives. They've done a fantastic job. A short thread" [X Link](https://x.com/KwekuOA/status/1999794110547284476) 2025-12-13T10:50Z 17.5K followers, 6109 engagements "The current structure involves two main entities: Debswana: The 50/50 mining joint venture between the government and De Beers which handles diamond extraction in Botswana. De Beers Group: The larger international corporation which is currently XX% owned by Anglo American and XX% by the Botswana government" [X Link](https://x.com/KwekuOA/status/1999794116318654609) 2025-12-13T10:50Z 17.5K followers, XXX engagements "Everyone has incentives and it's not really personaljust business. When done well international negotiations lead to win-win outcomesbut only when done well. One thing Botswana has in its favor is that it has largely evolved past ethnic-biased politics allowing it to present a unified front focused mainly on national interests in its advocacy and negotiations. To be fair to the IMF it has not explicitly told Botswana not to own XXX% of its mines which is an idea out there. Instead the IMF has consistently warned Botswana about the risks of over-reliance on diamonds and the need for economic" [X Link](https://x.com/KwekuOA/status/1999810474523640111) 2025-12-13T11:55Z 17.5K followers, XXX engagements "1/4: Here's a fairer way to frame the ongoing debate on prediction vs. causal inference: it's both. Instead of viewing them hierarchicallyone as a 'special case' of the other. Why not both A thread. @mlxdoing" [X Link](https://x.com/KwekuOA/status/1999045391317393865) 2025-12-11T09:15Z 17.5K followers, XXX engagements "All ECOWAS Member States are to abolish air transport taxes and reduce passenger and security charges by XX% from January 2026 according to a news report. This is excellent news for trade" [X Link](https://x.com/KwekuOA/status/1999132185832370341) 2025-12-11T15:00Z 17.5K followers, XXX engagements "Anglo American is currently divesting from the diamond sector to focus on critical minerals like copper creating a window for Botswana to make this acquisition. Botswana is in talks with other potential partners including Angola to collaborate on the acquisition potentially by selling off some stake after initial full acquisition. Time will tell about the long-term plans. This move represents a significant shift from the long-standing partnership model to one of state control with the goal of maximizing national returns" [X Link](https://x.com/KwekuOA/status/1999794121716715972) 2025-12-13T10:50Z 17.5K followers, XXX engagements "True. The Kalumbila mine (a.k.a the Sentinel Mine) which is one of Zambia's largest copper mines is XXX% owned by First Quantum Minerals (FQM) so that's the case. Yes the Zambian government through its investment arm ZCCM-IH holds no equity in this specific mine. The mine was acquired by FQM's subsidiary in 2010 from Kiwara PLC. A thread" [X Link](https://x.com/KwekuOA/status/1999827060651360605) 2025-12-13T13:01Z 17.5K followers, XXX engagements
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@KwekuOA Kweku Opoku-Agyemang, Ph.DKweku Opoku-Agyemang, Ph.D posts on X about botswana, de beers, zambia, the big the most. They currently have XXXXXX followers and 1437 posts still getting attention that total XXXXX engagements in the last XX hours.
Social category influence countries luxury brands finance
Social topic influence botswana #34, de beers #3, zambia #68, the big, ghana, gain, worlds largest, business, politics, frame
Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by @deveconx @mlxdoing @paulgalenetwork @lonelygoomba @stealth40k @ign @jesshoel @nintendoamerica @andyvgc @mgibbs @kirpinkfury @introspecktive @noahpinion @nareshmeetei11 @lauramaywendel @cfcamerer @iani19849578 @stefandemetz @uptheleft @apples
Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours
"Some visions never expire. They simply wait for the country to be ready. LEFT: An early national road plan from the Nkrumah era. It was an audacious attempt to knit every corner of Ghana together by 1970. RIGHT: A modern re-imagining of that idea for the 21st century. A Ghana where movement opportunity and connection reach everyone. The Big Push was always about more than roads. It was about confidence. It's about building the backbone of a modern nation. It's about believing that every region deserves access growth and possibility. Today that ethos is rising again. If we finish what earlier"
X Link 2025-12-01T10:52Z 17.5K followers, 212.1K engagements
"Yes recent reports indicate that the Botswana government aims to acquire the entire XX% stake in the De Beers Group currently held by Anglo American which would effectively give Botswana full ownership and control of the global diamond company according to reports"
X Link 2025-12-13T10:50Z 17.5K followers, XXX engagements
"It was Botswana's President Duma Boko (who recently took office in late 2024) who announced in November 2025 that the country intends to buy Anglo American's majority stake. The primary motivation is economic sovereignty. President Boko has stated that Botswana must benefit fully from its national treasures and gain "effective control" over the entire diamond industry value chain from mining to marketing"
X Link 2025-12-13T10:50Z 17.5K followers, XXX engagements
"Botswana's diamond ownership is different from Ghana's "GoldBod" (for example): it's primarily through "Debswana" a 50/50 joint venture between the Government of Botswana and the De Beers Group (hence the name). Botswana diamonds are central to the nation's economy making it the world's largest diamond producer by value funding many development initiatives. They've done a fantastic job. A short thread"
X Link 2025-12-13T10:50Z 17.5K followers, 6109 engagements
"The current structure involves two main entities: Debswana: The 50/50 mining joint venture between the government and De Beers which handles diamond extraction in Botswana. De Beers Group: The larger international corporation which is currently XX% owned by Anglo American and XX% by the Botswana government"
X Link 2025-12-13T10:50Z 17.5K followers, XXX engagements
"Everyone has incentives and it's not really personaljust business. When done well international negotiations lead to win-win outcomesbut only when done well. One thing Botswana has in its favor is that it has largely evolved past ethnic-biased politics allowing it to present a unified front focused mainly on national interests in its advocacy and negotiations. To be fair to the IMF it has not explicitly told Botswana not to own XXX% of its mines which is an idea out there. Instead the IMF has consistently warned Botswana about the risks of over-reliance on diamonds and the need for economic"
X Link 2025-12-13T11:55Z 17.5K followers, XXX engagements
"1/4: Here's a fairer way to frame the ongoing debate on prediction vs. causal inference: it's both. Instead of viewing them hierarchicallyone as a 'special case' of the other. Why not both A thread. @mlxdoing"
X Link 2025-12-11T09:15Z 17.5K followers, XXX engagements
"All ECOWAS Member States are to abolish air transport taxes and reduce passenger and security charges by XX% from January 2026 according to a news report. This is excellent news for trade"
X Link 2025-12-11T15:00Z 17.5K followers, XXX engagements
"Anglo American is currently divesting from the diamond sector to focus on critical minerals like copper creating a window for Botswana to make this acquisition. Botswana is in talks with other potential partners including Angola to collaborate on the acquisition potentially by selling off some stake after initial full acquisition. Time will tell about the long-term plans. This move represents a significant shift from the long-standing partnership model to one of state control with the goal of maximizing national returns"
X Link 2025-12-13T10:50Z 17.5K followers, XXX engagements
"True. The Kalumbila mine (a.k.a the Sentinel Mine) which is one of Zambia's largest copper mines is XXX% owned by First Quantum Minerals (FQM) so that's the case. Yes the Zambian government through its investment arm ZCCM-IH holds no equity in this specific mine. The mine was acquired by FQM's subsidiary in 2010 from Kiwara PLC. A thread"
X Link 2025-12-13T13:01Z 17.5K followers, XXX engagements
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