Diamond market crash is Africa’s opportunity, not its crisis – M'zée Fula Ngenge

Global natural diamond supply is forecast to fall below 95 million carats this year, the lowest since 1987. For Dr. M'zée Fula Ngenge, chairperson of the African Diamond Council (ADC), this is not a death knell but a clarion call. In an exclusive...

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Tracr passes 5 million rough diamonds milestone as De Beers expands provenance push

De Beers Group's blockchain-enabled traceability platform Tracr reached a significant milestone in 2025, with more than 5 million rough diamonds individually scanned and registered, up from 2.8 million cumulative registrations reported in 2024. The...

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South African diamonds head to Hong Kong: SDT partners with BRINKS for JGW 2026

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David Benderly: PermaScribe seeks to put trust mark on diamond table, not just girdle

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The great reset: Paul Zimnisky on supply catharsis, De Beers' bargain and the case for natural diamonds

The natural diamond industry is in the throes of its most profound reset in a generation. Supply is plunging to its lowest level since 1987 and De Beers—once valued at over $9 billion—is reportedly being sold for as little as $1 billion.
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Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights praised Norilsk Nickel's efforts in interaction with indigenous peoples

29 november 2023

At the 12th UN Forum “Business and Human Rights” in Geneva, Hernán Vales, the Indigenous Peoples and Minorities Section Chief of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, met with Alexander Shaburkin, the head of the analytical section of the Federal and Regional Programs Department of Norilsk Nickel.

At the meeting, Norilsk Nickel representatives unveiled the company's Human Rights Report for 2022, the Norilsk Nickel Program for Supporting Indigenous Peoples, materials on the FPIC procedure, and the results of the Large Scientific Expedition.

Hernán Vales noted the correctness of Norilsk Nickel’s approaches in interaction with indigenous peoples and the company’s great work in this segment.

Theodor Lisovoy, Editor in Chief of the European bureau, Rough&Polished