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IMAGE PHOTOGRAPH 1 Africa's importance SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITY I recently came across your magazine in a book store in Atlanta Georgia. I've come across magazines that cover business in Israel and business in South Korea but African Business is the only journal I have ever picked up that covers the ......
- Profit vs. peace: The clandestine diamond economy of Angola
"Diamonds are UNITA's life blood. Without them UNITA wouldn't be able to maintain its options. We need to have choices, and as you see what the government is doing now, UNITA needs to maintain military reserves so that the government doesn't destroy us. This is the reality. "-Former UNITA chief ......
- GAO report: U.S. still vulnerable to conflict diamonds
A newly released report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) charges that more must be done to prevent "conflict diamonds" from entering the United States.
- Riaa Wants Israel Cited For "rampant' Music Piracy
WASHINGTON, D.C.‹Sound recording piracy in Israel has increased to such a level that the Recording Industry Assn. of America (RIAA) has recommended that the U.S. trade representative (USTR) cite it as a Priority Country, USTR's most serious trade violation ......
- Rough trade in diamonds
HEADNOTE Primary resources, from fish and forests to minerals, have been the source of struggles throughout human history. Recent developments, particularly in the diamond trade, show that their bloody legacy is still all too real today. Diamonds may enjoy a romantic image as a girl's best friend, but the precious ......
- Conflict diamonds: Not so clear-cut
In 1998, the world was surprised by the discovery of a link between the rebel movements in Angola, Sierra Leone, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Global Witness, a non-governmental organization (NGO), announced that the rebel group in Angola, Uniao Nacional para la Independencia Total de Angola, financed its wars ......
- Conflict diamonds: not so
clear-cut.
In 1998, the world was surprised by the discovery of a link between the rebel movements in Angola, Sierra Leone, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Global Witness, a non-governmental organization (NGO), announced that the rebel group in Angola, Uniao Nacional para la Independencia Total de Angola, financed its wars ......