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VOA Exclusive: Diamonds and the Death of the Central African Republic

December 16, 2014

[caption id="attachment_20738" align="aligncenter" width="640"] A man who gave his name as Sylvain said he was in charge of the anti-balaka militia in the region around Boda. Armed mainly with machetes, the militia groups now control the rich diamond mining areas in the southwest part of CAR. Sept. 18, 2004 (VOA/Bagassi Koura)[/caption] Read More