Zim diamonds get thumbs up

Western calls for an international ban on trading in diamonds from Zimbabwe’s controversial Chiadzwa fields appear to have been silenced after the intervention of India and China.

An agreement was reportedly reached at in Dubai last week to allow the diamonds from Zimbabwe to be sold on the international market.

China and India reportedly managed to persuade the European Union (EU) and the United States to soften their stance on the export of the diamonds paving the way for the sale of the gems.

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