Angola to Save Symbolic Antelopes Threatened by Gem Mining

Angola, the fifth-largest diamond producer by value, will do “all it takes” to protect an endangered antelope species used as a national symbol from mining in a nature reserve, state gem company Endiama EP said.

Endiama is considering moving the Capunda diamond concession it granted to KCC Lda., Yango Lda. and AM&BC Lda. in the Luando reserve, 400 kilometers (250 miles) southeast of Luanda, the capital, Endiama spokesman Antonio Freitas said March 7 in an interview. The giant sable, also known as palanca negra, is the name of the national soccer team and the emblem of the country’s airline.