Abstract
From the discovery of diamonds in South Africa in 1866 until the end of 2013, Africa is estimated to have produced almost 3.2 Bct out of a total global production of 5.03 Bct, or 63.6% of all diamonds that have ever been mined. In 2013 African countries ranked 2 nd (Botswana), 3 rd (DRC), 6 th (Zimbabwe), 7 th (Angola), 8 th (South Africa), and 9 th (Namibia), in terms of carat production and 1 st (Botswana), 4 th (Namibia), 5 th (Angola), 6 th (South Africa), 7 th (Zimbabwe), and 9 th (DRC), in terms of value of the diamonds produced. In 2013 Africa produced 70.6 Mct out of a global total of 130.5 Mct or 54.1%, which was valued at US$ 8.7 billion representing 61.5% of the global value of US$ 14.1 billion.
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