Stephane Fischler, Interim President of the World Diamond Council (WDC) and Marie-Chantal Kaninda, Executive Director of the WDC, visited Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) last week to meet key players in the Kimberley Process (KP) .
Two topics were on the agenda according to the New York Times: the DRC’s support for reform of the Kimberley Process and the traceability of artisanal miners in the DRC. Some 200,000 of these minors have been registered.The successes in the DRC are to be put in the account of Marie-Chantal Kaninda, appointed executive director of World Diamond Council since March 2017. With 20 years of experience in the sector, in groups like Ashanti Gold Field and AngloGold Ashanti (exploitation of gold), De Beers (diamond) and Rio Tinto, Marie-Chantal Kaninda is well aware of the stakes of her mission.
