Almost everyone has heard of De Beers. It is a name that has become synonymous with the diamond industry. De Beers holds sizeable interests in the prospecting and mining of diamonds. However, it is its tight grip on the global…
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In the 1990s, rebel groups in Africa started trading rough diamonds to fund their violent struggles. The escalating conflict in Sierra Leone was a case in point, a brutal conflict being prolonged due to the mining of diamonds by and…
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Blood diamonds came to popular attention with the release of the James Bond movie Die Another Day, which revolved around the smuggling of these gems. The issue gained further public attention with the release of the movie Blood Diamond starring…
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