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OCHA-Angola 15 April 2004]October 16th, 2022
In the 1997 a ‘Gentlemen’s Agreement’ was made between UNITA and GoA relating to the control of diamond areas in order to facilitate the implementation of the Lusaka Protocol (Agenda 6 of Political and National Reconciliation). In 1998 large parts of the diamond areas in Lunda Norte, Bie´, Kwanza Sul and Kuando Kubango were retaken by UNITA. In 2000 the UN sanctions against UNITA imposed stricter controls on diamond transactions. At about that time legal problems also began between GoA and De Beers. Between 2000 and 2002 FAA retook the majority of the diamond areas in Bié, Malange, Kwanza Sul, Kuando Kubango, Uige and Lunda Norte. As a war dividend high-ranking officers of the army started mining activities in these areas. Through several massive investments equipment was deployed to the area and people from DRC, RoC and West Africa that were already working in the sector during the time of UNITA control were informally recruited. The national company ASCORP was created to control diam
