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GemFair to Launch Training Program in West Africa
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GemFair, De Beers’ program for the artisanal sector, has partnered with two organizations on a training project to enhance mining practices in West Africa.It has signed a memorandum of understanding with Germany’s Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit...
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Mining
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Jul 13, 2020
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Rapaport News
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Tango Takes On Two New Mines
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Tango Mining has expanded its portfolio with the acquisitionof a Liberian mine, as well as signing an agreement to finance an alluvialproject in Angola. The miner has bought an 80% share in the Mano River Projectin Liberia from West...
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Mining
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Sep 13, 2018
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Rapaport News
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UN Urges Wider Kimberley Process Participation
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The United Nations (UN) General Assembly adopted aresolution that called for greater participation in the Kimberley Process (KP) toprevent conflict diamonds from entering the mainstream market.The declaration emphasizes the need to stop...
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Rough Markets
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Feb 05, 2017
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Rapaport News
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Stellar to Share Ownership of African Projects
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StellarDiamonds is reducing its stake in diamond projects in Guinea and Liberia inorder to focus on developing its Tongo mine in Sierra Leone. Thecompany signed a provisional agreement to form a joint venture with Dubai-basedCitigate Commodities Trading whereby Citigate...
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Mining
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Jul 28, 2016
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Rapaport News
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Mining
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Jun 26, 2015
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Jeff Miller
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UN Security Remains Priority in Cote d'Ivoire
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On the eve of a meeting between the United Nations (UN) and the governments of Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia, security remains a priority ahead of local elections and following an outbreak of violence in March. The UN Operation in Côte d’Ivoire...
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Fair Trade
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Apr 05, 2013
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Jeff Miller
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Charles Taylor Sentenced to 50 Years in Prison
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The Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) sentenced former Liberia President Charles Taylor to a single term of 50 years in prison for aiding and abetting rebels during the long-running civil war in Sierra Leone. The...
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Financial-Legal
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May 30, 2012
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Deena Taylor
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Charles Taylor’s Legacy
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The guilty verdict against former Liberian president Charles Taylor, handed down on April 26 in The Hague, should send a clear message to Africa’s rogue leaders. But the fact that Taylor was the first...
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Fair Trade
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May 04, 2012
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Avi Krawitz
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The Charles Taylor Trial
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The war crimes trial of Charles Taylor at the Special Court for Sierra Leone in The Hague was set to close this week. However, the final proceedings may now be delayed in much the same manner...
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Fair Trade
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Feb 10, 2011
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Avi Krawitz
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Mia Farrow Claims Naomi Campbell Knew Origins of 'Dirty-Looking Stones'
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Actress Mia Farrow has disputed Naomi Campbell's claim that the supermodel did not know the origins of a diamond gift from former Liberian President Charles Taylor. Farrow testified at The Hague on Monday in the trial being conducted against Taylor at the Special Court for Sierra...
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Fair Trade
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Aug 09, 2010
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Avi Krawitz
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