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Article

7 Jan 2010

Author:
Global Witness

Zimbabwe’s commitment to conflict diamonds scheme still in doubt, despite decision to suspend controversial auction

Global Witness today welcomed a decision by the Zimbabwean authorities to cancel a planned auction of diamonds from the Marange fields but warned that the country must take concrete steps to demonstrate their commitment to cleaning up the diamond sector or risk suspension from the Kimberley Process certification scheme... If the sale had gone ahead, Zimbabwe would very likely have been in breach of an action plan agreed at the KP plenary in November last year.