Mpofu's remarks to the Kimberley plenary session, described by some as a diatribe that did not go over very well in the international forum, were his first intervention in Kinshasa as he had boycotted a previous meeting of the working group on Zimbabwe…Sources present during the meeting said Kimberly Chairman Mathieu Yamba of the DRC [Democratic Republic of the Congo] mildly rebuked Mpofu for addressing technical issues with political rhetoric. Those sources said some African delegates cheered Mpofu, but West African nations withdrew their support for Harare's position expressing their embarrassment… Diamond activist Farai Maguwu of the Center for Research and Development in Mutare…said Ghana and other African nations are selling their diamonds under Kimberley supervision therefore were taken aback by Mpofu's defiant stance [refers to Anjin (joint venture Anhui Foreign Economic Construction & Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation)]