How have Blood Diamonds affected people in Africa?

Research Question: How have Blood Diamonds affected people in Africa?

Thesis: I found out that many Rebel and Terrorist groups in Central and Western Africa use slaves to mine for blood diamonds illegally, and that Sierra Leone is still recovering from a ten-year Conflict caused by blood diamonds.

• Topic Sentence #1: Terrorist and rebel groups force slaves to mine for blood diamonds using primitive tools, and in Zimbabwe Security agencies were caught beating and even killing miners if they didn’t work.

• Topic Sentence #2: These groups use resources known as Conflict minerals to purchase weapons and other supplies, these minerals include not only blood diamonds but many of the materials used in smart phones.

• Topic Sentence #3: Many people in Sierra Leone go without running water and electricity and  are have no options except to work as miners, where they only make twenty-five cents a day.

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