Angola, which is a major supplier of rough diamonds to the world market, is to hold parliamentary elections in August 2017, in the run-up to which some publications of the past years dedicated to diamonds once again look relevant. One of such articles was published in 2014 by Maka Angola, a website run by journalist Rafael Marques de Morais.
(makaangola.org) - Isabel dos Santos, the billionaire daughter of the Angolan president, is the main beneficiary of the diamond trade in Angola. This involves simple arrangements in Angola, and more sophisticated ones abroad. Forbes magazine recently published an article in which this author investigates the partnership set up by Isabel dos Santos, through her husband Sindika Dokolo, and the Angolan state for the acquisition of the Swiss jeweller De Grisogono. This brand is known to be the favorite choice of movie stars and fashion celebrities including Sharon Stone and Heidi Klum. Maka Angola expands on this investigation and puts it in context.
