The independent commentary on British political affairs.
The independent commentary on British political affairs.
May 2008
Vol. 11, No. 11
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Diamonds have been used by armed rebel groups in Angola, Sierra Leone and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to pay for weapons and fund some of Africa’s most brutal wars. More than four million people have died as a result of these conflicts.
In 1998, Global Witness first exposed the role of diamonds in fuelling conflict with its report, A Rough Trade — the Role of Companies and Governments in the Angolan Conflict, which uncovered how the trade in diamonds helped to…
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