Germany Chancellor plans lithium deal with Serbia after Rio ruling
Olaf Scholz plans to visit Serbia this week to secure supplies of lithium that are critical for the nation’s energy transition and auto industry.
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Liberian ex-president Charles Taylor was convicted today of war crimes for arming Sierra Leone’s rebels in return for blood diamonds during the 1991-2002 civil war by a United Nations-backed court.
According to the World Diamond council, conflict or “blood” diamonds are illegally traded rocks used mainly to fund conflict in war-torn areas, particularly in central and western Africa.
The United Nations defines conflict diamonds as “…diamonds that originate from areas controlled by forces or factions opposed to legitimate and internationally recognized governments, and are used to fund military action in opposition to those governments, or in contravention of the decisions of the Security Council.”
