Blood Diamonds

By: Chanelle & Cat

Why The Diamonds are a Problem

•Rebels sell these diamonds

Money goes to purchasing arms or military actions

Produced through blood of men, women, and children

•Blood diamonds are stolen during shipment or seized

by attacking mining operations

•Often the main source of funding for the rebels

Dishonest diamond traders make their actions

Big amounts of money are at stake

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

Facts

• Rebels sell them

Money is used to purchase arms or military actions

• Produced through forced labor

Timbuktu: Center of Learning and Trade

• a city in Mali

founded my nomads in the 12th century

located about 8 miles away from Niger river

rapidly became major trading depot for caravans of Sahara desert

14th century -the legend of Timbuktu spread

rich cultural center.

Ghana

• Has no exact date, was established in the beginning of of the first millennium A.D

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

semi-divine status (dinga cisse)

Ancient Civilization Leader

• Osei tu tu

4th ruler in asante

Succeeding obiri yeoba

Merged many states into asante union

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