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Spotlight | Angola
Lourenço cherry-picks five experts to lead new mining regulator

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

Angola

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. [...]

The centrepiece of Angola's mining reform, the new sector regulatory authority, will be lead by the former deputy director-general of South Africa's mines ministry, Jacinto Rocha. Joining Rocha are former Ferrangol executives and officials from other national regulators. [...]

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