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...

28 september 2026

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

South Africa’s State Diamond Trader (SDT) has confirmed the country's participation in Jewellery & Gem World Hong Kong (JGW) 2026 through a partnership with BRINKS. SDT marketing and communication manager Tsholofelo Gopolang Tselapedi...

14 september 2026

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

In this interview with Rough & Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa, PhotoScribe Technologies president and chief executive David Benderly explains how PermaScribe differs technically from conventional laser inscription, its potential to strengthen security, and...

31 august 2026

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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10 august 2026

New edition of Northern Forum on Sustainable Development opens in Yakutsk

24 september 2024

The 5th Northern Forum on Sustainable Development will bring together experts from 17 countries in Yakutsk from September 24 to 27.

The Northern Forum is dedicated to the issues of resilience of Arctic regions and cities, global partnership for sustainable development of the North, creative industries and culture of the Arctic, climate change and permafrost melting.

The business program will be held at 60 expert venues. The 2nd Scientific and Practical Conference on Climate Change and Permafrost Melting will be held as part of the international event.

Scientists, experts, representatives of government, business and public organizations from Russia, China, India, Belarus, Mongolia, the United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, the Republic of Cameroon, Kenya, Mali and other countries will gather on the sidelines of the forum. In total, representatives of 17 countries of the world will take part in the event, ria.ru reports.

Alex Shishlo, Editor in Chief of the European Bureau, Rough&Polished