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Being Africa the poorest continent, how are there so many wars and slaughters?Simple.Warlords feed of african 'blood diamonds' or 'conflict diamonds'.They force thousands to dig diamonds ,in inhumane conditions, from mines scattered all over Africa,away from the world's observant eyes...

Some of the most important facts from: http://www.diamondsforafricafund.org/realdiamondfacts/conflict.htm

-Blood diamonds captured the world's attention during the extremely brutal conflict in Sierra Leone in the late1990s, where rebels carried out systematic amputations of limbs during an eight-year brutal campaign. During this time, it is estimated that up to 14% of the world diamond production was being used to fund bloody civil wars. Illicit rough diamonds have also been used by rebels to fund conflicts in Angola, Liberia, Ivory Coast, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Republic of Congo (also known as Congo Brazzaville). During this time, Unita, a rebel militia group in Angola, generated close to $1.5 billion from sales of diamonds mined in areas it controlled, using the proceeds to wage a brutal civil war that killed 500,000 people before ending in 2002

-300,000 carats of diamonds annually are currently being mined with slave labor in the rebel-held regions in Ivory Coast and sold to fund violent conflicts. Hundreds of Ivory Coast laborers are being forced to work in diamond pits by the rebel group named the Forces Nouvelles. These diamonds are being smuggled out through neighboring countries such as Mali as well as other countries that are not Kimberley Process participants, ultimately finding their way to the jewelry worn in developed countries. Millions of dollars in revenues from these illicit diamonds fund weapons purchases and violence by The Forces Nouvelles.

-Many attempts have been made so far to end this war fueling cancer being the most succesful The Kimberly Project:

The Kimberley Process (KP) is a joint governments, industry and civil society initiative to stem the flow of conflict diamonds – rough diamonds used by rebel movements to finance wars against legitimate governments. The trade in these illicit stones has fuelled decades of devastating conflicts in countries such as Angola, Cote d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sierra Leone.
The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) imposes extensive requirements on its members to enable them to certify shipments of rough diamonds as ‘conflict-free’. As of September 2007, the KP has 48 members, representing 74 countries, with the European Community and its Member States counting as an individual participant.

from http://www.kimberleyprocess.com/

If you are interested in this subject feel free to check these links out and to comment this post so i can improve it:
-The world diamond council:news about blood diamonds updated daily (recommended) http://www.worlddiamondcouncil.com/

-The sierra leone global education partnership project:A project trying to reverse the consequences of the slaughter-http://www.wuomi.ca/

-Diamonds are for never-A project to end blood diamond mines-http://www.onesky.ca/diamonds/diamonds_campaign/index.html