Question

Activity

Africa has an abundance of highly valued diamonds, but the mining process has created tremendous conflict and violence on the continent. Based on your knowledge of “conflict diamonds,” what you have read in the tutorial, and this online resource, answer the questions in the table below for each African country listed.

Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

1.Cote D’Ivoire 2.Angola Democratic 3.Republic of the Congo

How have diamonds contributed to civil wars and unrest?

1. Rebels are smuggling diamonds and exchanging them for weapons. 2. Miners are crossing borders into Angola and mining illegally. 3. Diamond profits are being funneled toward rebel groups.

What attempts have been made to prevent bloodshed and violence?

1. The United Nations placed a ban on diamond exports. 2. The United Nations is monitoring human rights violations in relation to diamond mining. 3.The human rights organization Partnership Africa Canada is documenting ways that rebels are exploiting the diamond trade.