Sierra Leone: One Man's Search for Diamonds [Photos]

Jan 4, 2017 | BBC
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During its 11-year-long civil war, Sierra Leone became famous for blood diamonds. Rebel and government groups fought brutally over diamond-rich territory in the north of the country and funded themselves by selling the stones to international buyers. Fourteen years after the conflict ended, diamond mining operations are still under way in the northern district of Kono.