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Zimbabwe: Where Did the Diamond Money Go?
VOA, 12 April 2018
Lawmakers in Zimbabwe are preparing to summon ex-president Robert Mugabe to answer for his management of the diamond sector, which he nationalized in 2016. Read more »
Although he did not say when former president Robert Mugabe would appear before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee, the Chairperson Temba Mliswa has resolved to summon Mugabe to appear for a hearing over the alleged disappearance of U.S.$15 billion worth of diamonds from Marange diamond fields. The 94-year-old, who was kicked out of power in 2017, has previously been accused of siphoning off the country's diamond profits. Meanwhile, former first lady Grace Mugabe is also being investigated for ivory poaching.
The question remains, what happened to the U.S.$15 billion diamond money that former president Robert Mugabe claimed was not accounted for? Perhaps, ... see more »
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Deposed president Robert Mugabe may have to appear before the country's parliament to explain what has happened to about U.S.$15 Billion in diamond revenue that is unaccounted for. Read more »
Powerful military and political elites and security forces have controlled and secretly exploited Zimbabwe's once promising diamond sector, while concealing the scale of the loss ... Read more »
Former president Robert Mugabe (file photo).
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