Questions, answers on Africa's blood diamonds, how they originated and preventative measures. Associated Press. Published August 5, 2010 9:57am EDT | Updated November 17, 2014 1:56pm EST.

Conflict or “blood” diamonds are illegally traded to fund conflict in war-torn areas, particularly in central and western Africa, according to the World Diamond council, which represents the ...

A long-running controversy over Zimbabwe's allegedly illegal diamond trade, which human rights groups say is run by the army to enrich the power elite, ... New twist in African 'blood diamonds' saga.

The trade of so-called 'blood diamonds" in Africa continues despite the much-hyped Kimberley Process, which has never worked as well as advertised. The problem is that it's a voluntary process ...

A new Hollywood movie is raising tough questions about Africa's bloody diamond trade. Fortune's Vivienne Walt reports from the pits. By Vivienne Walt, Fortune. December 7 2006: 12:13 PM EST ...

aims to stop the use of diamonds to fund conflict, is failing, according to a campaign group. Global Witness pointed to the smuggling of diamonds from Ivory Coast and an alleged massacre of diamond ...

The mystery of the whereabouts of supermodel Naomi Campbell’s so-called “blood diamonds” ended today with South African authorities saying they are now in possession of the uncut stones. How ...

Blood Diamond (opening December 8 throughout San Diego), a story about the illegal diamond trade in Africa. Edward Zwick's Blood Diamond. Edward Zwick, a white American filmmaker, has told the ...

Trevor Noah, who is South African, described it as “drunk Australian,” and joked that efforts to source diamonds ethically would never “erase the horror of Leo DiCaprio’s accent in Blood ...

The trade in diamonds originating in conflict zones, sometimes called “blood diamonds,” has helped pay for wars in Africa that have killed millions in Angola, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Congo.