Angolan government authorises cooperatives to exploit diamonds

In Angola, 77 cooperatives have been authorised to explore and mine for diamonds, stated an official announcement at the end of last month. The authorisations were issued by the State-owned Endiama diamond mining company. (Endiama is an acronym; the full name of the company, translated into English, is the National Diamond Prospecting, Mining, Polishing and Commercialisation Company.)