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

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“Lourenço's Herculean struggles to reform the diamonds sector”

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Lourenço's Herculean struggles to reform the diamonds sector

Angolan president João Lourenço has made reform of diamond mining one of the key objectives of his mandate, as he tries to end the decades-long hold of the dos Santos clan over the sector. He is betting on the deregulation of diamond sales and the development of diamond-related activities in Angola itself to attract investors and increase state revenues. So far, his efforts have produced little in the way of results.

On the back of the diamond sector reform launched in January (AMI 433), Angolan president Joao Lourenco has sunk his [...] (327 words)

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