Recently, at a meeting held in Namibia, the Kimberley Process decided not to suspend Zimbabwe's participation in the global diamond trade, despite strong criticism from human rights activists.

Zimbabwe was heavily censured for "open disregard" of international standards in the trade in rough diamonds.

The Kimberley Process decided to adopt the Joint Work Plan proposed by the government of Zimbabwe itself, which will give the country more time to bring everything in line with the main trade standards.

The plan also calls for an independent observer in Zimbabwe who would check the diamonds leaving the area of ​​the Chiadzwa deposit and take care of providing "technical assistance" from the Kimberley Process.

The short-wave radio station Radio Africa interviewed Ian Smillie, a leading expert on conflict diamonds, who expressed his disappointment with the decision taken by the Kimberley Process on Zimbabwe's diamonds.

Rough & Polished correspondent Matthew Nyaungua listened to this show, and an excerpt from the interview is given below.

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