It is an industry that was supposed to be cleaned up, after the turn-of-the-millennium­ notoriety surrounding so-called blood or conflict ­diamonds—precious stones mined in African war zones ...

In regions of central, west, and east Africa, the diamond trade has fueled conflicts that have cost children their limbs, ...

because of "ethical sourcing and sustainability compared to natural diamonds, given the concerns around blood diamonds." However, there's not much solid proof to back these sustainability claims.

Gabon joined the World Bank in 1963. Since then, the Bank has provided support through the financing of more than 20 projects in a variety of sectors.

Naomi Campbell, 54, has bounced from scandal to scandal throughout her career, accused of violent attacks, accepting blood diamonds and most recently misspending charity funds. The runway icon's ...

The development of diamond technologies has borne that out since the material was first discovered. Diamond’s allure as a gemstone and its use as a tool due to its hardness have encouraged ...

Yet another coup in Africa - just five weeks after Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum was taken hostage by the troops of his own presidential guard, Gabon's Ali Bongo also finds himself detained in ...

A file photo shows Gabon's ousted president Ali Bongo at the United Nations in 2022 Gabon has been partially suspended from the Commonwealth after military commanders carried out a coup ousting ...

Under its terms, money is freed up for marine protection by lowering the interest rate on Gabon’s debt — a feather in the cap for Ali Bongo, the then president, who had pinned his inter ...

When $300,000,000 in diamonds are stolen from a fiery plane wreck the British Government become concerned that it might be part of a plot to undermine the value of sterling. They hire professional ...

Mercenary Leonardo DiCaprio helps Djimon Hounsou find his stolen son in exchange for a rare jewel, in war-torn Sierra Leone. Thriller. Strong violence/strong language.

Merge for Diamonds, as the title suggests, is a game about merging blocks to get the diamond block. This experience features Minecraft-style blocks, which can be mashed together to create ...