【Cameroon, Ce】Nearly 5,000 Carats of Diamonds Produced Annually Along Cameroon-CAR Border
Editor’s NoteThis report highlights the persistent challenge of informal diamond trafficking along the Cameroon-CAR border, underscoring how porous…
Conflict Diamonds
【Cameroon, Ce】Approximately 5,000 Carats of Diamonds Produced Annually Along Cameroon-CAR Border
Editor’s NoteThis article highlights the persistent challenge of formalizing artisanal diamond mining in eastern Cameroon. While annual production is…
【Belgium】Trade in ‘Blood Diamonds’: Belgium’s Responsibility Under Scrutiny Again
Editor’s NoteThis article highlights a critical report from Justice and Peace, a Belgian NGO, which reiterates Belgium’s significant role in the…
【United Natio】Diamonds: UN General Assembly Reaffirms Support for Kimberley Process
Editor’s NoteThis article highlights the UN General Assembly’s unanimous reaffirmation of support for the Kimberley Process, a crucial international…
The Kimberley Process: How to Ensure Blood Diamonds Do Not Enter the Market?
Editor’s NoteThis article discusses the Kimberley Process, an international certification scheme established to prevent the trade in “blood diamonds”…
【Marange, Zim】The Diamond Trade Still Causes Suffering
Editor’s NoteThis article examines the persistent shortcomings of the Kimberley Process, established two decades ago to halt the trade in conflict…
【Cameroon】Illicit Trade of Central African Diamonds: Cameroon ‘Does Not Participate’
Editor’s NoteThis article reports on the Cameroonian government’s formal denial of allegations made by a Canadian NGO regarding the country’s role in…
【Yaoundé, Cam】Cameroon – Illicit Trade of Central African Diamonds: Government Refutes Accusations
Editor’s NoteThis article reports on a visit by Kimberley Process experts to Cameroon, where officials rejected allegations of involvement in illicit…
【Bangui, Cent】Towards “the Lifting of the Kimberley Process Sanction” on Central African Diamonds
Editor’s NoteThe Central African Republic is set to resume normal diamond trade after the Kimberley Process lifted its sanctions, as announced by…
【Côte d’Ivoir】Ivorian Diamonds / Terah De Jong and Bruno Pozi: “The Embargo Could Be Lifted in April 2014 if…”
Editor’s NoteThis article explains the embargo on diamonds from Côte d’Ivoire’s Tortiya and Séguéla zones, stemming from their past illegal…