Vol 48 No 23 | ECONOMYDIAMONDS Less blood on the stones 16th November 2007 Blood diamonds are no longer a main concern for Africa's diamond industry. A reputation for fuelling conflict is no longer a big obstacle to sales, according to the...
Vol 48 No 23 | DIAMONDS Conflict diamonds change shape 16th November 2007 After the diamond-financed horror stories in Angola and Sierra Leone wound down, the conflict diamond story changed shape and fell out of the headlines. There still worries about...
Vol 48 No 3 | DIAMONDS How crooks still exploit the system 2nd February 2007 Gems from war zones are part of a wider illegal diamond trade Blood diamonds, the fruit of wars, are fashionable both in Hollywood and among documentary film-makers, with productions such as 'Blood Diamond' and 'Blood on the Stone'. This worries...