Namibia: Diamond Giants Clash Over Verification and Source Disclosure

Heavyweight international diamond trader, the Rapaport Group, earlier this week levelled serious allegations against De Beers, accusing the world's biggest diamond miner of intentionally obscuring the source of origin of the diamonds it markets across its extended sightholder network.

In a statement released on Tuesday, the Rapaport Group alleged that De Beers is destroying transparency in the diamond industry by not allowing its clients to disclose the source of their diamonds.

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