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Angola
Consultant Peter Meeus set to help Lourenço with diamond mining reform

Peter Meeus of PME Consulting company. © PME Consulting

As it proceeds with a wide-ranging reform of the Angolan mining sector, in which diamonds are the main component, President João Lourenço's government is thought to be negotiating with precious stones expert Peter Meeus to get him to help it fine-tune its strategy. [...]

Published on 02/06/2020 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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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
Consultant Peter Meeus set to help Lourenço with diamond mining reform

Angola
Mining minister unveils plans for Angolan diamond exchange in 2021

Angola
Lourenço wants to make up for diamond road repair blunder

Angola
Mining sector reforms: Lourenço sweet talks foreign investors

Angola
The dos Santos diamonds era ends in Maua

Central African Republic
Bangui dishes out guarantees to prompt lifting of KP ban

Angola
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