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Spotlight | Angola
Industry players seek other pastures after Joao Lourenco's diamond heist

The deep reforms Angolan president Joao Lourenco has brought to the country's diamonds trade have sector heavyweights troubled ( AMI 435). Those who had flourished under Jose Eduardo dos Santos' watch have not necessarily turned away from mining altogether but [...]

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Alexandre Lemos de Matos
Brolaz
Comanganes
Edson dos Santos Sousa
Esmeralda Bento dos Santos Sousa Araujo
Ferrangol
Genius Mineira
Genius Mining
Helder Milagre
Isabel dos Santos
Joao de Matos
Joao Lourenco
Jose Eduardo dos Santos
Jose Pacavira Narciso
LNPG
Makomo Diamonds
Manuel Augusto Fernandes da Fonseca
Mario Pizarro
Marta Eduardo dos Santos Narciso
Metallis
Minara
MN Kitota
MSTelcom
OCP Mineiros
Ocp Petroleos
OGA
OSA
Rui Lopes
Sociedade Mineira de Cobre de Angola
Sodiam
Sonangol
Unitel
Varejo

Angola
Sonangol counts on diamond firms to boost revenue

A subsidiary of Angola's national oil company Sonangol, the telecom provider MSTelcom is hoping to offer its services to mining groups active in the province of Lunda Norte.

Subscribers only Mining 05.07.2022

Angola
Eramet taking close look at mining potential

The French mining group Eramet has held talks with the Luanda authorities to look at the potential of the Angolan subsoil. President Lourenço is hoping that the major players in the sector will start to diversify the minerals being mined, a key element of his mandate.

Subscribers only Mining 23.05.2022

Angola
Washington visa ban on Isabel dos Santos boosts Luanda's asset hunt

The Biden administration has banned Isabel dos Santos from entering the US. The ban signals US support for Angola's worldwide hunt for her assets, which allegedly come from embezzled public funds.

Subscribers only Business 15.12.2021

Angola
China's Shining Star copper plans outshine Anglo American

The Shining Star group has been at the forefront of mining investments in Africa since it got on board the Chinese government's Belt and Road Initiative. It may become Angola's leading copper producer, ahead of newcomer Anglo American.

Subscribers only Mining 13.12.2021

Angola
Luanda seeks advice on financing Barra do Dande oil terminal

The Luanda authorities plan to set aside $757,000 to hire a consultant to carry out economic feasibility assessments for the Barra do Dande oil terminal.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 23.12.2020

The Barra do Dande oil terminal under construction (2015).

Angola
Telecom giant Unitel SA's $430m battle with ex-CEO Isabel dos Santos

The Angolan telecommunications giant Unitel SA is hoping to make Dutch firm Unitel International Holdings (UIH), controlled by Isabel dos Santos, settle its debts through a lawsuit filed with the High Court of London.

Subscribers only Business 19.11.2020

Angola
Fibre optics leader Angola Cables turns its back on dos Santos era

Angola Cables, the leader in undersea fibre optic cables in Angola, has decided to part ways with its long-serving but dos Santos-marked managing director ahead of President Lourenço's plans to have the company privatised in 2021.

Subscribers only Business 10.11.2020

Angola
Manuel José Nunes Júnior tasked with kick-starting Barra do Dande oil terminal project

As oil revenues continue to fall, Luanda is relaunching a plan to create a strategic depot in Bengo province.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 12.06.2020

Angola
Paulo Domingos, the new man in charge of Furi's diamonds

The prominent Portuguese businessman Paulo Domingos is now calling the shots at the Furi diamond project, a key asset until now controlled by members of President João Lourenço's close entourage.

Subscribers only Mining 22.04.2020

Angola
Stake in Movicel up for grabs

Had it not been for the dizzying fall in the [...]

Subscribers only Business 01.04.2020

Angola
Gemcorp sponsors Africell in Luanda

Partly financed by Gemcorp, the Lourenço government's go-to investment management firm, Africell is vying for Luanda's third mobile phone licence.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 01.04.2020

Angola
Attorney General Hélder Fernando Pitta Grós sides with Lourenço against Dos Santos clan

The Luanda Leaks have allowed the Attorney General Hélder Pitta Grós to shine in his role as Mr Anti-Corruption in Angola.

Subscribers only Energy 04.02.2020

Angola
João da Cruz Pitra, the judge that has the dos Santos clan on edge

Judge João da Cruz Pitra, a magistrate with Luanda's Supreme [...]

Subscribers only Energy 07.01.2020

Angola
João Diniz dos Santos preparing for life after Ferrangol

Although the state-owned firm in charge of all mining except [...]

Subscribers only Mining 24.12.2019

Angola
Shareholder shake-up at Unitel

The imminent withdrawal of Brazil's Oi and Sonangol from Isabel dos Santos' Unitel could fundamentally alter the phone operator's shareholder profile.

Subscribers only Business 18.12.2019

Spotlight | Angola
Lourenço's hype over copper assets works on Anglo American and Pengxin

Angolan President João Lourenço has been working hard to convince foreign firms to invest in the country's diamond sector (AMI 451) but also its copper assets and his efforts are beginning to pay off. The London and Johannesburg-based mining giant [.

Subscribers only Mining 10.12.2019

Angola
Isabel dos Santos, star of the forums

The daughter of the former Angolan president, José Eduardo dos [...]

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.11.2019

Angola
SLN explores iron ore to boost construction business

Cement manufacturer SLN's shareholders have created an iron ore exploration company to produce more resilient construction materials and contribute towards the development of Angola's infrastructure.

Subscribers only Mining 29.10.2019

Angola
Isabel dos Santos still has an eye on mines

Ever since stepping into power in 2017, Angolan president João [...]

Subscribers only Mining 29.10.2019

Spotlight | Angola
Luanda picks out new diamonds with old allies

President João Lourenço may be working hard to breathe fresh life into the country's diamond industry, doing away with the practices of his predecessor José Eduardo dos Santos's era is proving more difficult. Even as the country opens its mines [.

Subscribers only Mining 15.10.2019

Angola
Who is the shadow architect behind the Sonangol privatisation scheme?

While Angolan president Joao Lourenco has been fronting a push [...]

Subscribers only Energy 08.10.2019

Angola
After sales, ex-Sodiam exec Helder Milagre cuts a road in diamonds

The former head of sales at state-owned diamond trader Sodiam, Helder Milagre has inaugurated a diamond cutting plant in Luanda.

Subscribers only Mining 17.09.2019

Angola
Joao Lourenco seeks to impose his stamp on intelligence services

The Angolan president Joao Lourenco has transferred command of the Servico de Inteligencia e Seguranca Militar (SISM), which until now [...]

Subscribers only Politics 11.09.2019

Document | Angola
Lourenco picks out communication team for mining roadshow

Angola is pulling out all the stops for its first licensing round of mineral assets. Both the number of countries [...]

Subscribers only Mining 03.09.2019

Angola
Kwalela Lamaswala, a veteran of Zambian mining starts out on copper adventure

After 50 years exploring the copper wealth of his homeland Zambia, Kwalela Lamaswala has decided to take on a new [...]

Subscribers only Mining 30.07.2019

Angola
Elsewedy, as much on a roll under Lourenco as under dos Santos

The Egyptian power company Elsewedy Electric, which provides its services in Ethiopia, Nigeria and Zambia, is on the hunt for [...]

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Energy 09.07.2019

Angola
Under Joao Lourenco as well, diamonds are kept in the family - and the party

Tweaks to the shareholder structure of mining company Dicorp in early 2019 should strengthen the company's ties with the powers-that-be [...]

Subscribers only 02.04.2019

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

On the back of the diamond sector reform launched in January (AMI 433), Angolan president Joao Lourenco has sunk his [...]

Subscribers only Mining 19.03.2019

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

After 18-months in power, what has Angolan president Joao Lourenco managed to achieve of his great reform to overhaul the country's diamond industry (AMI 409), no longer controlled by those close to former president Jose Eduardo dos Santos and his [.

Subscribers only 19.02.2019

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

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 [.

Subscribers only Mining 13.02.2018

Angola
Surveys to open up south

At the behest of Angola's construction ministry, Odebrecht Angola (Brazil) [...]

Subscribers only Mining 28.05.2013

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Sonangol counts on diamond firms to boost revenue

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Eramet taking close look at mining potential

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Washington visa ban on Isabel dos Santos boosts Luanda's asset hunt

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China's Shining Star copper plans outshine Anglo American

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Luanda seeks advice on financing Barra do Dande oil terminal

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Telecom giant Unitel SA's $430m battle with ex-CEO Isabel dos Santos

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Fibre optics leader Angola Cables turns its back on dos Santos era

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Manuel José Nunes Júnior tasked with kick-starting Barra do Dande oil terminal project

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Paulo Domingos, the new man in charge of Furi's diamonds

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Stake in Movicel up for grabs

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Gemcorp sponsors Africell in Luanda

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Attorney General Hélder Fernando Pitta Grós sides with Lourenço against Dos Santos clan

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João da Cruz Pitra, the judge that has the dos Santos clan on edge

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João Diniz dos Santos preparing for life after Ferrangol

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Shareholder shake-up at Unitel

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Lourenço's hype over copper assets works on Anglo American and Pengxin

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Isabel dos Santos, star of the forums

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SLN explores iron ore to boost construction business

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Isabel dos Santos still has an eye on mines

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Luanda picks out new diamonds with old allies

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Who is the shadow architect behind the Sonangol privatisation scheme?

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After sales, ex-Sodiam exec Helder Milagre cuts a road in diamonds

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Joao Lourenco seeks to impose his stamp on intelligence services

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Elsewedy, as much on a roll under Lourenco as under dos Santos

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Under Joao Lourenco as well, diamonds are kept in the family - and the party

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