Blood diamonds, as they were once known, helped fuel atrocities in both Sierra Leone and neighboring Liberia. While no longer termed "conflict... Sierra Leone's Diamonds Still A Source Of Contention ...

FREETOWN - "The Blood Diamond," about gem smuggling in Africa, could hinder Sierra Leone's postwar recovery as its struggles to legitimize its vital diamond exports, officials in the West African ...

A 709-carat diamond, found in Sierra Leone and known as the "Peace Diamond." Reuters Sierra Leone hopes to raise millions of dollars for development projects by auctioning a huge uncut diamond, ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Sierra Leone's government is auctioning off the second largest diamond ...

KOIDU, Sierra Leone -- Sierra Leone's rebels are using the forced labor of children and young men to greatly expand their diamond mining here, despite an agreement as part of a fragile peace process ...

March 25 (UPI) --After a pastor found the second-largest diamond ever in Sierra Leone this month, echoes have been heard of government corruption and the nation's legacy of conflict or "blood" ...