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.
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