From cvi website Manuel Africano Chairman (Appointed October 21, 2008)
Mr Africano, who is based in Angola, is an expert on doing business in Africa. He recently retired as the Minister for Geology and Mines in Angola, and during his term as a senior Minister in the Cabinet he successfully assisted in the rebuilding of Angola’s fractured post-war economy.
Mr Africano has been the General Co-ordinator of the African Diamond Producers Association, and during Angola’s war of independence he was the Director of Mobilisation supervising activities in Europe.
Mr Africano has a Masters Degree in International Relations from the Sorbonne University Paris where he also studied for a doctorate in economics. Mr Africano is fluent in Portuguese, French, English and a number of African languages and has an outstanding network throughout Africa and the Middle East.
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