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Sophia Pickles / April 18, 2019

Zimbabwe’s diamond industry is on the move. But in which direction?

For the Government, who are banking on $4 billion in mining revenues for 2019, this must seem like good news. But is it?
March 11, 2019

Are the winds of change blowing through the diamond sector?

We welcome the World Diamond Council’s latest statements acknowledging serious human rights concerns in the diamond sector – but the real test is whether this will translate into industry action.
Mike Davis / July 23, 2018

Polls apart? Two countries blighted by kleptocracy go to vote

Despite the two countries’ many differences, Zimbabwean and Cambodian voters face a few challenges in common
Michael Gibb / June 25, 2018

Is ZANU-PF’s hidden hand in Zimbabwe’s diamond industry revealed by secret document?

A secret document appears to indicate that a ZANU-PF company named National Reconstruction Groups holds a hidden stake in one of Zimbabwe's diamond companies.
Nick Donovan / April 13, 2018

Is time up for Zimbabwe’s opaque diamond sector?

The former head of Zimbabwe’s feared spying agency, the Central Intelligence Organisation, has admitted that it held a fifty percent stake in a diamond company.
Michael Gibb / Dec. 12, 2017

Why reforms in Zimbabwe’s security sector and mining industry should be high on Mnangagwa’s to-do list

Recent unprecedented events in Zimbabwe undoubtedly offer the country a rare chance for a break with the past. But change in Zimbabwe will depend on much more than who sits behind the president’s desk.
Lucy Beck / Sept. 28, 2017

Zimbabwe’s diamond business: When risks become a reality

You can’t go very far in Zimbabwe without seeing signs of the vast amount of Chinese investment in the country - and the diamond industry is no exception. However, recent developments in this sector have clearly highlighted the potential risks facing Chinese investors.
Lucy Beck / Sept. 28, 2017

津巴布韦的钻石生意：当风险变为现实

发生在津巴布韦马兰吉钻石产区的争议凸显了中国海外投资可能面临的潜在风险
July 13, 2017

Réponse de Global Witness au communiqué du Gouvernement de la République centrafricaine concernant le rapport « Une chasse aux pierres »

Le 22 juin dernier, Global Witness a publié un rapport intitulé « Une chasse aux pierres ». Il décrit le rôle que jouent les diamants dans le financement du conflit actuel en République centrafricaine (RCA) et dans la contrebande qui introduit sur les marchés internationaux une grande partie des diamants du pays.
Nick Donovan / Feb. 10, 2017

Who really owns Zimbabwe’s diamonds? The answer may surprise you (or not).

The Zimbabwean public deserve a fair share of their country’s natural resource wealth, but we have found little evidence that diamonds have benefitted ordinary people.

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