Fighting, death and oil: Inside the conflict in Sudan

Before I went to Sudan, I didn't know much about the conflict in Darfur beyond everyone saying, "It's the worst genocide of our time" and watching footage on CNN of the Janjaweed militia wiping out whole villages. Really, we only decided to go there because one of our favorite photographers had been chatting with an old friend of his who is now a UN press officer in Khartoum. She offered to pull ...

5 Reasons to Skip the Diamond Engagement Ring

The fact that some diamonds fund violence is only the beginning.

Fugitive former Thai leader visits Africa, meets Nelson Mandela, deals in diamonds

Emerging from weeks of silence, fugitive former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has appeared in Africa, where he says he is dealing in diamonds and visiting Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nelson Mandela.

Fugitive former Thai leader meets Nelson Mandela

Emerging from weeks of silence, fugitive former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has appeared in Africa, where he says he is dealing in diamonds and visiting Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nelson M...

U.S. tries to curb looting of Congo

KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A little-noticed amendment in the new U.S. financial reform law requires U.S.-listed companies to disclose whether their products contain "conflict minerals" from the seemingly endless war in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Democratic Republic of Congo - Africa - United States - Republic of the Congo - Conflict minerals