Smugglers in war-divided Ivory Coast are violating a United Nations-imposed ban on diamond sales, illegally exporting the gems to neighboring countries for overseas sales, according to a draft U.N. report obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press.
RENO--(Mineweb.com) The U.N. General Assembly is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a resolution reaffirming the organization's strong support for the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme.
Federal prosecutors on Tuesday urged a jury to choose capital punishment for a Puerto Rican man convicted of killing a hospital guard in what could be the first death sentence handed down in the U.S. territory in nearly 80 years.
Smugglers in war-divided Ivory Coast are violating a United Nations-imposed ban on diamond sales, exporting the gems illegally across the border into neighbouring countries, according to a UN report.
ABIDJAN (AP)--Smugglers in war-divided Ivory Coast are violating a U.N.- imposed ban on diamond sales, exporting the gems illegally across the border into neighboring countries, according to a draft U.N. report obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday.
JOHANNESBURG (Mineweb.com) --The Letšeng diamond mine in the highlands of Lesotho, “the roof of Africa”, has a very mixed and turbulent history, including abandonment by two big mining companies, RTZ (Rio Tinto in the modern manifestation), and De Beers.
I am compelled to write this light-hearted piece in an effort to have some respite. The point is, since I visited Sierra Leone (Salone) sometime in September, many compatriots, friends and colleagues keep asking me the same questions - "How Salone?