Zimbabwean diamonds on sale
Zimbabwe lost its license to sell diamonds last November over alleged human rights abuses committed by army troops that run the Marange fields, but in July the Kimberley Process allowed it to resume limited exports.
The UK newspaper the Financial Times reported that members of Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) and Zanu-PF parties have been rowing over how the revenue from the auction should be used.
Source: Panos London

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