Blood diamonds

Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially as the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is the port city of Abidjan. It borders Guinea to the northwest, Liberia to the west, Mali to the northwest, Burkina Faso to the northeast, Ghana to the east, and the Atlantic Ocean's Gulf of Guinea to the south. With 31.5 million inhabitants in 2024, Ivory Coast is the third-most populous country in West Africa. Its official language is French, and indigenous languages are also widely used, including Bété, Baoulé, Dyula, Dan, Anyin, and Cebaara Senufo. In total, there are around 78 languages spoken in Ivory Coast. The country has a religiously diverse population, including numerous followers of Islam, Christianity and traditional faiths often entailing animism.

2006 film by Edward Zwick

Angolan political and military leader (1934-2002)

22nd president of Liberia

armed conflict in Angola between 1975 and 2002

civil war between Commonwealth-backed government and rebel factions

diamond mined in a war zone and sold to finance an insurgency, an invading army's war efforts, or a warlord's activity

rebel army and political party in Sierra Leone

British NGO

to certify the origin of rough diamonds

economy of the country

economy of the country

United Nations Security Council resolution

United Nations Security Council resolution

United Nations Security Council resolution

United Nations Security Council resolution

United Nations Security Council resolution

United Nations Security Council resolution

United Nations Security Council resolution

United Nations Security Council resolution

United Nations Security Council resolution

United Nations Security Council resolution

2009 Tamil film directed by K. V. Anand

2011 documentary film directed by Mads Brügger

2005 song by Kanye West

2000 UN reporting sanctions' noncompliance on diamond trade aiding third world conflicts

American diamond dealer

trade association

diamond mine