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Tiffany has factories in Botswana and Mauritius with staff subject to \u201cintensive training\u201d over two years, he said, making it the only western luxury brand that doesn\u2019t outsource production of its African stones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tiffany &#038; Co has been expanding its workforce in sub-Saharan Africa \u2013 a region of almost one billion people where the jewellery giant does not have a single store. 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