AdvertisementSierra Leone's Diamonds Still A Source Of ContentionNovember 23, 2012Tamasin FordfacebookEmailA diamond prospector filters earth from a river in Koidu, the capital of diamond-rich Kono district in eastern Sierra Leone. Koidu suffered some of the worst ravages of Sierra Leone's war in the 1990s as rebels forced citizens to mine at gunpoint. Ten years after the conflict, diamonds remain a contentious issue. (AFP/Getty Images)