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Africa:
Europe Welcomes Ban on CAR Diamonds
EU External Action, 22 November 2013
Statement by the spokesperson of EU High Representative Catherine Ashton on the outcome of the Plenary Meeting of the Kimberley Process in Johannesburg. The spokesperson of… Read more »
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Zimbabwe:
Diamond Body Lobbies for Removal of Trade Restrictions
SW Radio, 20 November 2013
The international diamond trade watchdog, the Kimberley Process (KP), has this week lobbied for all restrictions preventing the sale of Zimbabwe's diamonds to be removed. Read more »
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Africa:
Watchdog in Bid to Cut Flow of Blood Diamonds
DW, 19 November 2013
The world's diamond watchdog has begun a four day plenary meeting in Johannesburg. South Africa says a lot of progress has been made in curbing conflict diamonds. Civil society… Read more »
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Africa:
Kimberley Process Meeting Reflects On Progress
SAnews.gov.za, 20 November 2013
Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu says given the turbulent times faced by the diamond industry since the global financial crisis, the work of the Kimberley Process… Read more »
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Angola:
Angola Bids for Kimberly Process Vice Chair
ANGOP, 19 November 2013
Luanda - Angola is submitting Tuesday its candidacy for vice chair of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS ), during a a plenary session of the organisation running… Read more »
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Central Africa:
Gaps Threaten Conflict Minerals Certification
IPS, 12 November 2013
Countries in Africa's Great Lakes region are moving too slowly on an international plan to certify the sourcing of "conflict minerals", researchers here are warning, a failure that… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
'Conflict Minerals' Initiatives in DR Congo - Perceptions of Local Mining Communities
PR Newswire, 12 November 2013
The exploitation of minerals is an important source of income for many communities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Yet this mineral wealth also plays a significant… Read more »
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East Africa:
Conflict Minerals - Companies May Stop Buying Unless Certification Is Sped Up
ENOUGH, 11 November 2013
Critical gaps in the minerals certification process in eastern Congo, Rwanda, and the surrounding region threaten to undo the development of a clean minerals trade in Central… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
Priest Calls for Action On Kony
CISA, 8 November 2013
Democratic Republic of Congo priest-turned-activist Abbé Benoît Kinalegu will take the opportunity during his visit to London to remind the world that the threat to… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa:
U.S. Practices 'Double Standard' Over Syria, Congo
Friends of the Congo, 11 November 2013
The Obama administration is concerned with the prevention of mass atrocities mainly when it is in alignment with US interests. However in the case of the deadliest conflict in the… Read more »