By Jason Mitchell Once defined by war and blood diamonds, Sierra Leone is now looking to turn its rich but underdeveloped ...

It is an industry that was supposed to be cleaned up, after the turn-of-the-millennium­ notoriety surrounding so-called blood or conflict ­diamonds—precious stones mined in African war zones ...

IT was in 1776, the year of the American Declaration of Independence, that celebrated economist Adam Smith’s magnum opus ...

AT PENPOINTThere seems to be an emphasis in government circles on mineral extraction, woth the holding of the Minerals ...

The region boasts a "dizzying array" of riches, such as gold and diamonds, but the "most coveted ... accusing the tech giant of buying "blood minerals" illegally mined in its conflict zones ...