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Angola
Diamantino Azevedo to forge post-Isabel dos Santos diamond era

As Angolan state-owned company Sodiam can no longer call on [...]

Published on 26/12/2017 at 04:30 GMT

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Endiama, Ferrangol and Sodiam on charm offensive in Paris

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The sweeping changes brought throughout the mining sector by new president Joao Lourenco have kick started the mining community in action. But to ensure it isn't all just political posturing and it can actually secure foreign investment, the new administration [.

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Banco Nacional de Angola
De Grisogono
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Endiama
Eugenio Bravo da Rosa
Isabel dos Santos
Janio da Rosa Correa Victor
Joao Lourenco
Jose Manuel Augusto Ganga Junior
Kimberley Process
Sodiam
Victoria Holding

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From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Angola
Diamantino Azevedo to forge post-Isabel dos Santos diamond era

Angola
Dos Santos asset hunt, catalyst of growing Abu Dhabi-Luanda bond

Spotlight | Angola, UAE
Dubai vies to keep grip on Angolan diamonds

Angola
Buyers still sought by Luanda for Saurimo hub's diamond cutting facilities

Angola
How Dubai plans to remain top diamond trading hub

Angola
Joao Lourenco sets up mining task force to shake off Dos Santos era

Spotlight | Angola
Stock-take of Joao Lourenco's reform of the diamond sector?

Angola
Diamond trade liberalisation in action

Angola
Endiama, Ferrangol and Sodiam on charm offensive in Paris

Spotlight | Angola
Lourenco's dissection of Dos Santos mining architecture

Angola
Indaba 2018: Lourenco restores interest after Dos Santos era

Angola
Joao Lourenco wants diamond trade network minus Isabel dos Santos

Angola
Bombarded on the oil front, Joao Lourenco shores up his mining turf

Angola
Joao Lourenco gives Sonangol free rein of oil sector

Angola
Dos Santos clan keeps tight reign over its diamonds