Blood diamonds, as they were once known, helped fuel atrocities in both Sierra Leone and neighboring Liberia. While no longer termed "conflict diamonds," they remain a divisive issue for the small ...

Sierra Leone's government rejected a $7.8 million bid for one of the world's largest diamonds at an auction on Thursday, saying it failed to meet the valuation.

Liberia, he said, should not be ... the same group that is illicitly mining diamonds in Sierra Leone to sell at below market price to Osama bin Laden's terrorist network, ...

More than half the diamonds sold in government-held areas in south-eastern Sierra Leone are mined in zones controlled by Revolutionary United Front rebels, said an NGO. The Campaign for Just ...

As Sierra Leone sheds its image of war and "blood diamonds" the BBC's Mark Doyle visits the east of the country to see how investment is helping transform lives.

KOIDU, Sierra Leone — His heart’s full of love, and he’s walking on diamonds. But Alassan Kabia’s daily toil -- shoveling the gravel that holds gems -- will never pay enough for him to ...

As well as diamonds and titanium ore rutile, Sierra Leone has the potential to be a source of gold and iron ore. Traders said the 15 percent levy on high-value stones may prove counterproductive.