U.S. Conflict Minerals Law 'Bad' for Africa

Representatives of American high-tech industries say a law intended to promote peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo could result in a "de facto embargo" of minerals mined in many African countries.

Marange Diamond Fields in Zimbabwe.

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