A bill to ban the import of "conflict diamonds"--those mined illegally by guerrilla groups in Africa--has gained new momentum in the United States Congress since Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network has been tied to the trade.
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[2] https://www.pambazuka.org/taxonomy/term/3278
[3] https://www.pambazuka.org/article-issue/42
[4] https://www.pambazuka.org/taxonomy/term/3288
[5] http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/conflict/4179