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Chinese diamond mogul funding Mugabe's military: report

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 26, 2012 | 2:46 pm Africa Canada Europe Diamond 

A Chinese magnate, benefiting from his access to diamonds in Zimbabwe, is reported to have ploughed $100 million into  the country’s Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) to fund covert operations against the opposition, according to the latest report from pressure group Global Witness,...

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