Two African responses
although the blood diamond movie was meant to be a story telling of a fathers struggle to find his son during a war period, i feel that the movie has changed dramatically in reality to what truely happened in sierra leone. first of all
Diamond Trade Needs More Oversight
World Vision’s expert on the illegal diamond trade, lauding Edward Zwick’s new movie, “Blood Diamond," contends that, while Sierra Leone’s war is over, diamonds continue to fund conflicts in Africa, and that the diamond industry and
At least it's not a flesh-eating disease
They were all - to one degree or another - fixtures in the Sierra Leonean diamond business. Added to the mix was an Indian man, who in the industry parlance, was a fly-by-night. Meaning he had just touched down in Sierra Leone to buy
US: Far fewer conflict diamonds reach market
The film “Blood Diamond,” which stars Leonardo DiCaprio and debuts on Friday, tells the story of an ex-mercenary who smuggles diamonds out of war-torn Sierra Leone in the late 1990’s. The profits from many of those gems were used to buy
Simmons Jewelry starts Afrca initiative
Fighting forces sell the gems to raise funds for weapons. Millions have been killed in Angola, Sierra Leone, Liberia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Simmons Jewelry Co. President Scott Rauch said the company’s diamonds are
Diamonds Aren'tA Girl's Best Friend If You Live in Sierra Leone
In the 1990s rebels in Sierra Leone and Liberia financed their carnage from diamonds plucked out of the rivers and traded for arms. During a decade of war about 50000 people were killed, and thousands had their hands hacked off by
Chuck Koplinski Reviews "Blood Diamond"
Set in 1999 during the civil war that ravaged Sierra Leone, Diamond concerns a tenuous alliance between three strong-willed individuals who have no problem using each other for their own means. Having been arrested for diamond smuggling
Oprah discusses 'Blood Diamond' today
On today's The Oprah Winfrey Show, Blood Diamond Director Ed Zwick and stars "Sources say that the flow of conflict diamonds has been slowed to just one The show also talked about the impact of civil war on Sierra Leone in the
Simmons Tours Africa's Diamond Mines
Simmons is not the only figure in hip-hop highlighting the African diamond trade. On his latest CD, Kanye West featured the song "Diamonds From Sierra Leone" in which he criticized profits from conflict diamonds.
Blood Diamonds
The resurgence of the diamond debate in popular culture first started gaining prominence with last year's release of Kanye West's Diamonds from Sierra Leone. A brilliant single, an even better remix featuring Jay-Z, and a beautiful

AFX UK Focus 2006-12-01 09:01 GMT: Sierra Leone Diamond says sales revenues will exceed operating costs in Q1 2007 Interactive Investor
LONDON (AFX) - Sierra Leone Diamond Company Ltd said it expects sales revenues to exceed operating costs during the first quarter of 2007, after mining at its expanded alluvial operations have started post rains.
Say It With Diamonds? Seattle Weekly
Not exactly. Circling the diamond industry, Zwick flick tackles nada. "T.I.A.," mutters Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio), slouched across a bar in Sierra Leone. It is 1999. As the West obsesses over Clinton's blow job, the West African nation is mired in a savage civil war.
DJIMON HOUNSOU: ‘DIAMOND’ SHINES FOR CAUSE Eurweb
New movie exposes Sierra Leone diamond trade. *Acclaimed actor Djimon Hounsou is certainly making a name for himself in Hollywood .
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Diamond - the Good News AllAfrica.com
The good news about Sierra Leone diamond exports is that it is getting better and yielding more revenue for the country.
Russell Simmons raising money for Africa USA Today
Hip-hop and fashion mogul Russell Simmons said Tuesday he's selling bling to help raise money for the development and empowerment of Africans. The 49-year-old entrepreneur announced his "Green Initiative" jewelry, which is manufactured and designed by Simmons Jewelry Co. Twenty-five% of proceeds from sales will go toward the Diamond Empowerment Fund.
Review: `Blood Diamond' is harrowing AP via Yahoo! News
With the powerfully acted, vividly shot "Blood Diamond," director Edward Zwick takes an unflinching look at the brutality of the African diamond trade.
A SOBERING HOMECOMING San Francisco Chronicle
Judging from the carnage dramatized in "Blood Diamond," Djimon Hounsou is one of the lucky few. The movie, featuring Leonardo DiCaprio as a cynical mercenary turned gem smuggler, dramatizes Sierra Leone's 1999 civil war, financed by illegal "conflict
Blood Diamond: Zwick Flick Tackles Nada The Village Voice
Not exactly. Circling the diamond industry, Zwick flick tackles nada. (By Nathan Lee)
US seeks to avert backlash from 'Blood Diamond' movie TODAYonline
Poster for the Edward Zwick movie "Blood Diamond." The US State Department moved to help prevent a consumer backlash from the Leonardo Di Caprio blockbuster "Blood Diamonds" that could take the sparkle off jewelry sales this holiday season.
DiCaprio film may hurt diamond demand: analysts Reuters via Yahoo! News
"Blood Diamond," the Warner Bros. thriller that hits movie theaters on Friday, could spark public concern about illicit "conflict diamonds" and hurt demand during the key holiday shopping season, analysts said on Monday.diamond+from+leone+sierra: diamond from kanye leone sierra west , diamond from leone lyric sierra , diamond from kanye leone sierra west , diamond from leone lyric sierra , diamond+from+leone+sierra