Topic: Diamonds

Is Mugabe Raiding Diamond Mines to Hold onto Power?

Reuters

Zimbabwe's autocratic president is suspected of redirecting profits from the country's diamond mines for his own purposes — such as shoring up his control over the country after a 31-year reign.

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