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Angola, the world's fifth diamond producer, said on Friday sales were finally picking up after demand for gems plunged in 2008 due to the global economic downturn.

Mining Minister Makenda Ambroise urged investors to help the African nation continue to develop its mining industry but warned those that had left the country during "these times of crisis" that they would not be able to return again. "There are positive signs," he said in an interview with Reuters, adding that sales of Angolan gems had recently surpassed US$70 million per month, up from around US$25 million at the start of the year. "I'm not saying the crisis is over yet but we have succeeded in mitigating the effects of the crisis."

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