Our daily lap around the world

🇧🇼 Botswana unearthed what’s believed to be the biggest diamond found in over a century. According to Botswana’s government, the recently discovered 2,492-carat (~1.1 pound) rough diamond is the second-biggest ever discovered in a mine, and the world’s biggest found since the Cullinan Diamond in 1905. Experts say it’s too early to estimate the value of the as-yet-unnamed diamond. But for context: the Cullinan Diamond weighed 3,106 carats in rough form, and is now worth several billion dollars across nine cut diamonds.

🇬🇭 Ghana broke ground on its largest-ever oil refinery. The $12 billion project aims to produce 300,000 barrels of crude oil and 325 million standard cubic feet of natural gas per day by 2036, which would make Ghana a main petroleum hub of West Africa. Critics of the project say the proposed 20,000-acre site should be scaled back to 5,000 acres to reduce its carbon footprint.

🇲🇽 Court workers in Mexico are striking against a proposed judicial overhaul. Since Monday, judges and other court employees have gathered across Mexico to protest a recent proposal from President Andrés Manuel López Obrador that would remove all federal judges and hold elections for their seats. The proposal has also drawn pushback from Morgan Stanley and other financial institutions, who warn it could pose serious market consequences and risks for investors in Mexico. Proponents of the plan, which analysts say will likely be approved next month, argue it would help clean up existing corruption in Mexico’s justice system.