"So many Africans and non-Africans made their fortune here, including some of the richest people in my own country, the ...

Synthetic stones also profit from the blood-diamond narrative that the proceeds of gem mining, in the case of producers including Sierra Leone and Central African Republic, has financed civil wars. In ...

Synthetic stones also profit from the blood-diamond narrative that the proceeds of gem mining, in the case of producers including Sierra Leone and Central African Republic, has financed civil wars. In ...

Mines and Energy Minister Wilmot Paye, says, the ongoing 10th Ordinary Conference of the Council of Ministers of the African ...

Zimbabweans, too, are no strangers to the so-called “resource curse” — a paradox described by various scholars in which ...

Trips like mine have become common over the last few years. In 2021, Sierra Leone announced a new pathway ... civil war over the country's natural diamonds. "Recovering from an 11-year civil ...

(IDEX Online) - The first lady of Sierra Leone has joined protests against owners of the Koidu diamond mine, supporting strike action and demanding pay rises and improved working conditions. Fatima ...

Opinion - In Liberia, the bounty of natural resources -- including iron ore, gold, diamonds, rubber, round logs, crude palm ...