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On 26 June the Government of the Central African Republic (CAR) acknowledged but "categorically rejected" allegations in Global Witness' 'Game of Stones' report on the role diamonds have played in funding the ongoing conflict in CAR and the smuggling that carries many of the country’s diamonds to international markets.

A new undercover investigation by Global Witness shows how diamond smugglers are making use of social media platforms to get diamonds linked to the ongoing violent conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) out of the country and into international markets

After more than two years of discussion, EU officials have reached a “political understanding” on a new law intended to clean up the European minerals trade.