Zimbabwe's Diamond Fields


	Zimbabwe's Diamond Fields

debbyski

6-28-2009 11:52 AM

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"At a time when Zimbabwe is struggling to pay civil servants and soldiers a stipend of $100 a month, the extra income from diamond mining for soldiers is serving “to mollify a constituency whose loyalty to ZANU-PF, in the context of ongoing political strife, is essential,” the Human Rights Watch report said."

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6-28-2009 11:55 AM

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