The African Diamond Producers Association (ADPA) is an intergovernmental organization that seeks to strengthen the level of influence African diamond-producing countries have on the world diamond market.

ADPA implements policies, strategies and laws that assist the generation of diamond profits from foreign diamond mining companies to its Member States.

African Diamond Producers Association

The organization was formed on 4 November 2006 as a continental branch of the African Diamond Council, Africa's supreme diamond governing body.

African Diamond Producers Association

The initiative to establish the ADPA was initially adopted and backed by Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos.

African Diamond Producers Association

Angola is the interim executive secretariat as well as home to the organization's headquarters.

Both the ADC and ADPA organization's executive secretariat and headquarters are in the Republic of Angola.

Members

Angola

Botswana

Cameroon

Central African Republic

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Ghana

Guinea

Namibia

Sierra Leone

South Africa

Tanzania

Togo

Zimbabwe

Observers

Algeria

Republic of the Congo

Gabon

Cote d'Ivoire

Liberia

Mali

Mauritania

References

External links

"Africa: Diamond Lobby Talks of Beneficiation" AllAfrica.com 3 May 2007

"ADC sets '07 Budget for ADPA" Diamonds.net 30 April 2007

2006 establishments in Africa

Blood diamonds

Diamond industry

Diamond mining companies

International organizations based in Africa

International trade organizations

Luanda

Mining in Africa

Natural resources in Africa

Organizations based in Angola

Organizations established in 2006

Manufacturing trade associations