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Angolan Operation Transparency goes nationwide

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To combat illegal diamond Mining and immigration Operation Transparency, which aims to combat illegal diamond mining and immigration, will enter its third phase and will cover the provinces of Huambo, Huila, Cuanza Sul, Cuanza Norte, Cunene, Benguela and Cabinda. Due to the proximity to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which is in the electoral period, the province of Cabinda will be temporarily out of the process. This third phase, which began on September 25, 2018, will cover the Angolan maritime perimeter, Angop learned in Luanda, from the spokesman for the operation, António José Bernardo. The decision was taken after the meeting of the Support Committee to the National Security Council to Combat Illegal Immigration and Illicit Trafficking in Diamonds, which analyzed the report on the implementation of Operation Transparency under the guidance of the Minister of State and Head of the Security House of the President of the Republic, Pedro Sebastião. A