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Details Emerge on Marange Mining Investors
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World News Connection: Zimbabwe's mines minister Obert Mpofu did not float a tender, as required, to select prospective investors in a partnership for diamond extraction in the Marange diamond fields. Allegations indicated that he overlooked better equipped and experienced...
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Zimbabwe Withdraws Security From Chiadzwa
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World News Connection: Zimbabwe has started withdrawing state security agents deployed to secure the Chiadzwa diamond fields as part of measures undertaken to comply with Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) recommendations. The uniformed and plain-clothed agents were...
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JA Calls for Quick Implementation of KP Work Plan in Zimbabwe
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Press Release: Jewelers of America (JA), the national trade association in the U.S. for businesses serving the fine jewelry retail marketplace, has called upon the Kimberley Process (KP) to fully and quickly implement a work plan that has been agreed upon by the KP and the...
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IDMA, WFDB Reaffirm Commitment to Conflict Diamond Prevention
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Press Release: At the conclusion of the 2009 presidents meeting of the International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA) and the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB), the groups issued a statement that emphasized the organizations' unequivocal commitment and...
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Passop Protests Old Mutual's Zimbabwean Holdings
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Cape Argus: Local civil rights nongovernmental organization (NGO) Passop is planning to approach the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) to lodge a complaint against insurance giant Old Mutual. Passop is objecting to Old Mutual's stake in Zimbabwe's state-owned...
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Illegal Diamond Dealers Move into Mozambique
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Scotsman: His companion, a Malian, turns to me on this terrace in central Mozambique. "You want?" he whispers. Driven out of Zimbabwe's eastern diamond fields by police, illegal diamond dealers now operate in this town ten minutes from Machipanda frontier post.You know you...
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Diamonds From Cote d'Ivoire Fund Hezbollah
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BBC: Text report translated from French to English on how the New Forces in northern Cote d'Ivoire laundered diamonds for arms with Hezbollah:A recent investigation conducted by the U.S. State Department has not only confirmed the United Nations (UN) report of smuggled...
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TRADE ALERT: Rapaport Bans Zimbabwe Diamonds-Update on Nov. 16, 2009
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The Rapaport Group and the RapNet Diamond Trading Network is implementing an immediate trading ban on all diamonds from Zimbabwe due to the severe human rights violations that have occurred in the country's Marange fields. RapNet members should immediately remove all RapNet...
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UN Distributes Voter Lists in Cote d'Ivoire for Upcoming Election
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The United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) began transporting provisional voters lists to polling stations across the country in preparation for the country's upcoming presidential election. Cote d'Ivoire's Independent Electoral Commission provided voter names to...
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U.S. Dpt. of State Issues Statement on Zimbabwe
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Press Release: The U.S. Department of State issued the following statement on Zimbabwe: In light of serious concerns about Zimbabwe's compliance with the Kimberley Process (KP) rough diamond certification scheme, we await full and expeditious implementation of the stringent...
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Prosecutors Look Forward to Questioning Taylor
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Associated Press: Charles Taylor ended 13 weeks on the witness stand Monday by rejecting allegations that he commanded and controlled rebels who murdered and mutilated thousands of civilians during Sierra Leone's 1991 to 2002 civil war. Prosecutors say Taylor provided arms,...
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Human Rights Groups Blast KP for Failure to Suspend Zimbabwe
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Press Release: The Kimberley Process (KP) rough diamond certification scheme failed to reach a consensus to suspend Zimbabwe at this week’s plenary meeting in Namibia, in spite of evidence of serious non-compliance with the KP’s requirements and widespread government-sponsored...
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Former Liberian President Denies War Crime Charges
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AFP: Liberia's former president Charles Taylor on Thursday blamed an "intelligence plot" involving the British government for the fact that he is standing trial for war crimes charges in The Hague. "Everything that is being played out for your honors in this case is all...
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Zimbabwe Spared by KP
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The Kimberley Process (KP) concluded its annual plenary in Namibia on Thursday with the decision to retain Zimbabwe as a member, despite previous reports of noncompliance with KP regulations. The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) has instead adopted a working plan...
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Mines Minister: Zimbabwe Has Complied With Kimberley Process
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AFP, HARARE: Zimbabwe has made progress in complying with the requirements of a diamond watchdog body, a state daily reported Wednesday as the Kimberley Process (KP) retreats from Namibia. "We strongly believe that as a country, we have done all in complying with the...
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Structure, Order Will Come With a Panama Diamond Exchange
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On October 19, the Panama Diamond Exchange (PDE) issued a press release to report that His Excellency, Ricardo Martinelli, the President of the Republic of Panama, had notified our organization that he will be initiating a session of the National Assembly within the next few...
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Zimbabwe Poses Threat to KP's 'Blood Diamond' Regulation
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AFP: Calls for an international ban on Zimbabwe's diamond sales are set to dominate this week's meeting of the global body set up to prevent trade in illegal diamonds in a key test for the regulatory regime. Civil society groups who comprise part of the Kimberley Process (KP)...
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UN Renews Sanctions on Cote d'Ivoire
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World News Connection:Text report translated from French radio in Bouake, Cote d'Ivoire. At a meeting held on October 29, the United Nations (UN) Security Council once again renewed sanctions against Cote d'Ivoire for a year, hoping to lift them if elections...
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UN Extends Rough Diamond Ban on Cote d'Ivoire
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The United Nations (UN) Security Council extended the sanctions that have long been imposed upon Côte d’Ivoire another year and warned that the divided nation continues to pose a threat to the region's international peace and security. The 15-member Council voted unanimously...
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Campaigners Call for Urgent Action on Zimbabwe
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Press Release: Kimberley Process (KP) members must act on the overwhelming evidence of Zimbabwe’s failure to comply with the minimum requirements of the rough diamond certification scheme, said civil society groups today, ahead of the KP’s annual meeting in Namibia. The...
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