Zimbabwe Diamond Embargo Costs $30 Million, Mpofu Says
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A trade embargo on diamonds from Zimbabwe’s Marange fields has cost the southern African nation about $30 million, Mines Minister Obert Mpofu said.
The U.S., the European Union, Australia and New Zealand don’t allow individuals or companies to trade with designated members of President Robert Mugabe’s Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front party, or businesses associated with the party. Western nations cite human-rights abuses, including the killing of gem diggers at Marange, as the reason for targeted sanctions.