The document discusses blood diamonds and their role in funding conflicts in Africa. It notes that rebels sell blood diamonds to purchase arms and finance military actions. The diamonds are produced through forced labor and often result in death, torture, and violence. Money from the illegal diamond trade is one of the main sources of funding for rebel groups in Africa.

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3. Money goes to purchasing arms or military actions

4. Produced through blood of men, women, and children

7. Dishonest diamond traders make their actions

8. Big amounts of money are at stake

9. Bribes, threats, torture, and murder are modes of operation

11. Money is used to purchase arms or military actions

14. founded my nomads in the 12th century

15. located about 8 miles away from Niger river

16. rapidly became major trading depot for caravans of Sahara desert

17. 14th century -the legend of Timbuktu spread

18. rich cultural center.

20. not geographically, ethnically, or in any way shape or form related to modern Ghana

21. semi-divine status (dinga cisse)

23. 4th ruler in asante

24. Succeeding obiri yeoba

25. Merged many states into asante union

26. Osei tu tu killed in a war against the anyem in 1717