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Striking gold

“This is a diamond!”: How a dream come true turned to disappointment for two young miners in Sierra Leone after they found a 6 million dollar diamond
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“This is a diamond!”: In 2017, two young miners, Komba and Saffea, struck gold. They uncovered a huge 709 carat diamond - the ‘Peace Diamond’ - worth millions of dollars, in Sierra Leone. It was a dream come true for them both. They were rich beyond their wildest dreams. And then, their dream began to unravel.
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Produced by Mary Goodhart

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