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Diamonds funding 'parallel government' in Zimbabwe as $2.6 billion goes missing

Frik Els | October 27, 2011 | 11:38 pm Africa Canada Europe Diamond 

A presentation made to the Zimbabwean parliament on Thursday details the secrecy, corruption and human rights abuses that accompany mining activities in the Marange alluvial diamond fields. Hundreds were killed and thousands of local miners were driven off claims when...

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