Facets of Power: Politics, Profits and People in the Making of Zimbabweís Blood Diamonds

The diamond fields of Chiadzwa, among the worldís largest sources of rough diamonds have been at the centre of struggles for power in Zimbabwe since their discovery in 2006. Against the backdrop of a turbulent political economy, control of Chiadzwaís diamonds was hotly contested. By 2007 a new case of ëblood diamondsí had emerged, in which the countryís security forces engaged with informal miners and black market dealers in the exploitation of rough diamonds, violently disrupting local com...