Diamond Mining in Africa

Diamond mining in Africa is centred on the sub-Saharan countries Botswana, Namibia and South Africa, although countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo (with roughly 30% of the world’s total diamond deposits) are only small-scale producers of the precious stones. The central and southern Africa region produces roughly 49% of the world’s total diamond output per year.

A main reason for this, apart from large deposits throughout the region, is an agreement by De Beers, one of the world’s largest diamond dealers, to only trade with diamonds from Namibia, Botswana and South Africa in an effort to curb illicit trading and informal diamond mining in Africa.

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