An illegal diamond dealer displays his goods for sale in Manica,near the border with Zimbabwe Photo: Reuters
Diamonds Sharpen Zimbabwe Power Struggle -- The Telegraph
Zimbabwe’s generals are accumulating a secret slush fund from diamond sales, a campaign group claims.
Diplomats fear the vast mines put the army in a powerful position to dictate the terms of succession after the death of Robert Mugabe.
The warning comes days after Zimbabwe’s pro-democracy prime minister, Morgan Tsvangirai, appealed to lower ranked army and police not to participate in any coup against the constitutional order when Mr Mugabe, 86, finally dies.
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More News On Zimbabwe's Diamond Trade
Mugabe's darkest secret: An £800bn blood diamond mine he's running with China's Red Army -- The Daily Mail
Mugabe’s Chinese secret -- Pune Mirror
Diamonds Secretly Auctioned by Zimbabwe -- Diamond Price Guide
Zimbabwe holds another diamonds auction - in secret -- The Southern Times
Army to stay at Chiadzwa: Nyikayaramba -- The Zimbabwean
China's collusion with the predator elite at the Marange diamond fields -- The Zimbabwean
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