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  New Era in Global Diamond Industry: WFDB   WFDB-President, Yoram Dvash said, I was honored to attend the 30th anniversary celebration of the Catoca mine earlier this month, an event that coincided with the 50th anniversary of Angola’s independence. It was a powerful reminder of the central role African countries play in the global diamond industry—and of their growing determination to take an even larger role in shaping its future.   This sentiment was echoed when we hosted the newly elected President of Botswana, Duma Boka, along with the Ministers of Mining of Botswana, Bogolo Kenewendo, and Angola, Diamantino Azevedo, at the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) Presidents’ Meeting in June. The message they brought was loud and clear: Africa’s leading producers are committed to being active participants in the international diamond community.   Both Angola and Botswana have taken concrete steps to underline their intentions by expressing their d...

  Headlined Botswana, Angola & Qatar desirous to join WFDB   The WFDB Presidents’ Meeting 2025 in New York, in cooperation with the Diamond Dealers Club of New York, concluded last night after 2.5 days of speeches, panels, site visits, a gala dinner and networking among the leadership of the international diamond community. “We are not just preserving the diamond industry; we are building its future.” With these powerful words, WFDB President Yoram Dvash opened this year’s plenary, addressing the global leaders of the natural diamond trade. He said that now is the time to lead with ethics, clarity, and unity to protect the value and legacy of the natural diamond and to ensure that the industry’s voice is heard globally.    Botswana President Duma Boko in a keynote address spoke powerfully about the central role of diamonds in Botswana’s economic development and reaffirmed the country’s commitment to ethical practices and transparency in the natural diamond indu...