Much has been written about the subject of diamonds in Africa, from the plethora of the luxury jewel on the African continent to the human rights abuses that often surround the harvesting of diamonds. What fewer people know is that diamond-rich countries like Angola survive by arranging complex business deals with resource-needy countries like China […]
Angola’s Manuel Vicente of Sonangol Exploiting Chinese-Angolan Relations
As chairman and CEO of the highly-secretive and incredibly powerful Sonangol, Angola’s national oil company, Manuel Vicente’s role in helping China exploit Angola’s natural resources is significant and yet complicated to comprehend. To begin, all arrows point to a suspect group of companies U.S. intelligence operatives nicknamed “the 88 Queensway Group.” The group’s nickname […]