Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone's 'Peace Diamond' Dividend Slow in Coming

Dec 5, 2018 | Agence France-Presse
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They were promised a "peace diamond" dividend in the Sierra Leone village of Koryardu after the stone they handed over for auction fetched $6.5 million a year ago. But they are still waiting to see the benefits. "Absolutely nothing happened," said Pastor Emmanuel Momoh, who manages the team of diggers that found the 709-carat diamond in March 2017, in eastern Kono province.