tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1236967146746290317.post5124045545142405061..comments2024-03-22T00:15:59.947-07:00Comments on Citizen Alert ZA: Mugabe's blood diamondsTangohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12651381316753084396noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1236967146746290317.post-63981651310435302062010-05-30T13:09:48.923-07:002010-05-30T13:09:48.923-07:00US wants to stop diamond sales - claim
2010-05-30 ...US wants to stop diamond sales - claim<br />2010-05-30 21:14<br /><br /><br />Special Report<br /><br />Zim will not take mines - Mugabe<br />Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe says the government will not expropriate mining firms under the country's controversial equity laws.<br /><br />Zim 'on track to sell diamonds' <br />Zim polls to continue next year <br />Zim frees 2 gay group staff <br />New party to launch in Zim <br /> <br />War vets battle dispair<br />A dusty road leads to the village of Wedza, where veterans of Zimbabwe's liberation war eke out a meagre living on their farm cooperative, which after a promising start now brings only despair.<br /><br />Mugabe admits demise of education <br />Zim to relax security, media laws <br />Zim cops seize pictures of repression <br />Zim's political situation 'fragile' <br /><br /><br />Harare - A newspaper loyal to Zimbabwe's ruling party is accusing the US of trying to stop international sales of Zimbabwean diamonds.<br /><br />The Sunday Mail quotes an email from a US state department official urging the international diamond control body to ban Zimbabwean diamonds. The paper calls it "a well-orchestrated Western-led campaign" against the regime of President Robert Mugabe.<br /><br />An official from the international diamond control body, Abbey Chikane, claims documents - possibly including the quoted email - were stolen from his luggage by Zimbabwean security agents earlier this week.<br /><br />Kimberley Process investigators have previously recommended Zimbabwe's suspension over their findings of illicit trading and human rights abuses.<br /><br /><br />- SAPA<br /><br /><br />Read more on: southern africa | zimbabweTangohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12651381316753084396noreply@blogger.com