Diamonds and resource wars
Congo Republic sheds "blood diamond" tag
BRUSSELS, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Congo Republic was readmitted to an international mechanism regulating the diamonds trade on Thursday after convincing experts it had tightened controls on so-called " ...
INTERVIEW-Congo close to overcoming "blood diamond" tag
By Philip Blenkinsop ANTWERP, Belgium, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Congo Republic has almost done enough to end a diamond trading embargo, while the threat of sanctions against Ghana and Venezuela has faded ...
Sierra Leone jails pro-govt militia chiefs
(Attention editors: contains graphic descriptions of violence; adds details, background) By Katrina Manson FREETOWN, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Sierra Leone's U.N.-backed Special Court sentenced two former ...
New Sierra Leone leader faces pressure to deliver
Source: Reuters
(Adds U.S. reaction, paragraph 10) By Katrina Manson FREETOWN, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Fresh from a bruising campaign that saw him barred from part of his own country, Sierra Leone's new President ... Full article
Source: Reuters
(Adds U.S. reaction, paragraph 10) By Katrina Manson FREETOWN, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Fresh from a bruising campaign that saw him barred from part of his own country, Sierra Leone's new President ... Full article
New Sierra Leone leader faces pressure to deliver
Source: Reuters
(Corrects party name to All People's Congress paragraph 9) By Katrina Manson FREETOWN, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Fresh from a bruising campaign that saw him barred from part of his own country, Sierra ... Full article
Source: Reuters
(Corrects party name to All People's Congress paragraph 9) By Katrina Manson FREETOWN, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Fresh from a bruising campaign that saw him barred from part of his own country, Sierra ... Full article
