With a strong survival instinct, he has made himself a key player in the business of conflict diamonds. Political unrest is rampant in Sierra Leone as people fight tooth for tooth. Upon meeting ...

Hosted by investigative reporter Dominic Cunningham-Reid, this National Geographic TV special follows the international trade of illegal diamonds along a danger-filled route from Sierra Leone to ...

Prosecutors allege that while Taylor was president of Liberia, he used blood diamonds to fuel conflict in neighboring Sierra Leone and support rebel groups. Taylor, 62, was president from 1997 to ...