The European Union, which begrudgingly lifted its illegal sanctions on the Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation recently, is now on a spirited drive to redefine blood diamonds so that Zimbabwe's gems fall within that category.
The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, an international diamond regulatory body, certified Zimbabwe's diamonds as clean.
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