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May 26
31m 26s

Sierra Leone: the diamond that saved a t...

Bbc Radio 4
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<p>In 2017, five men digging in an open pit found the third largest diamond ever unearthed in west Africa. It was dubbed the Peace Diamond, in memory of the brutal civil war that had ravaged large parts of the region in the 1990's – a war driven in part by factions competing for control of the diamond trade. When the Peace Diamond sold for $6.5 million at ... Show More
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