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Angola
Big-carat diamonds save the day for Lucapa

Although 2020 was a rough year for the diamond sector as a whole on account of the pandemic, certain producers fared better than others by focusing their efforts on smaller deposits that nevertheless contained larger diamonds. [...]

Published on 09/04/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Celso Rosas
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De Beers
Endiama
Gem Diamonds
Jose Eduardo dos Santos
José Filomeno "Zenu" dos Santos
Lucapa Diamond Co
MPLA
Petra Diamonds
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Stephen Wetherall

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Ex-deputy governor and construction moguls launch new diamond venture with Sociedade Mineira Kasoloka

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Lourenço entrusts agricultural megaproject to Frelimo-backing Gulamo family

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Australia's Lucapa struggles to repatriate cash from Lulo diamond sales

The firm, one of the few foreign investors producing diamonds in Angola, has been slow to receive revenues from operations at the Lulo site, known for its impressive gems and its abundance of prized pink diamonds.

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Weighing in at a jaw-dropping 1,098 carats, the gemstone discovered by Debswana, a partnership between De Beers and Gaborone, made headlines the world over. But behind all the distracting sparkle, the business of diamonds is losing its shine.

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Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi, with the newly discovered 1000-carat diamond.

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Diamond expert Timothy Lee's solo venture in gem evaluation

On 12 April, the company TL Diamond Valuation was registered in Gaborone by sole shareholder Timothy Lee.

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Madrid willing to step in to plug gaps in Angola's geological map

The Planageo geological mapping programme, a key plank of Lourenço's mining reforms, suffered a setback at the start of this year after its Brazilian partner pulled out. Keen to bolster its relations with Angola, Spain is ready to step into the breach.

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Angola
Uber-rich Kothari clan hitches its wagon to Lourenço's diamond sector reforms

The wealthy Indian Kothari family, which owns the KGK Group gemstone and jewellery company, is backing João Lourenço's shake-up of the diamond sector. By helping the president with his plan to make Angola more than a mere producer of stones, the Kotharis are counting on better access to the country's output.

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Vice-chairman of KGK Group Sanjay Kothari.

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Longonjo rare earths, the ace up Lourenço's sleeve

Spearheaded by the UK's Pensana Rare Earths, the Longonjo neodymium-praseodymium project is starting to take shape, with production scheduled to begin in 2022. President João Lourenço has high hopes for this project, which he believes could become a flagship achievement of his mining reforms.

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Sampling at the Longonjo Rare Earths Mine Project.

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Dubai vies to keep grip on Angolan diamonds

The Dubai Diamond Exchange currently handles 90% of diamonds produced in Angola, and it wants things to stay that way. It is taking steps it hopes will prevent Luanda's mining sector reforms from reducing its market share.

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Angola
The dos Santos diamonds era ends in Maua

President João Lourenço has revoked the mining permit for the Maua diamond site that had been run since 2013 by firms owned, according to the Luanda Leaks, by his predecessor's daughter, Isabel dos Santos. The decision comes amid a wave of changes to the mining industry driven by the head of state.

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Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Angola
Big-carat diamonds save the day for Lucapa

Tanzania
Billionnaire Rostam Aziz buys himself chunk of Williamson Diamond Mine

Angola
Ex-deputy governor and construction moguls launch new diamond venture with Sociedade Mineira Kasoloka

Angola
Lourenço entrusts agricultural megaproject to Frelimo-backing Gulamo family

Angola
Australia's Lucapa struggles to repatriate cash from Lulo diamond sales

Botswana
Dazzle of world's third largest diamond masks industry doldrums

Botswana
Diamond expert Timothy Lee's solo venture in gem evaluation

Angola
Madrid willing to step in to plug gaps in Angola's geological map

Angola
Uber-rich Kothari clan hitches its wagon to Lourenço's diamond sector reforms

Angola
Longonjo rare earths, the ace up Lourenço's sleeve

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Dubai vies to keep grip on Angolan diamonds

Angola
The dos Santos diamonds era ends in Maua