Quest for a Moral Diamond (2018)


Captures the aftermath of the discovery and auction of the renowned 709-carat (14th Largest in the World) rough diamond found in Sierra Leone.

Photographs by KC Nwakalor

Story by Monte Reel

Location: Koryadu, Sierra Leone

Client: Bloomberg

Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-12-18/the-peace-diamond-could-transform-sierra-leone-s-mining-trade

Also published on Open Society Foundation

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Quest for a Moral Diamond (2018)Captures the aftermath of the discovery and auction of the renowned 709-carat (14th Largest in the World) rough diamond found in Sierra Leone.Photographs by KC NwakalorStory by...

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Pastor Momoh heads to the pit where the peace diamond was found.
Landscape image of the Koryadu village.
The pit where peace diamond was found in 2017.
Portait of Pastor momoh with some of his diggers.
Pastor Momoh joins some of his workers in the pit.
Minners seives through dirts in search of diamonds and other precious stones.
Some pieces of diamonds in the hands of a diamond dealer.
A group of Local Musicians perform their newly composed song about the peace diamond.
artisinal minners in Miema 3 community in kono district.
Artisinal minners in Miema 3 community in kono district.
Samuel Nkoroma, Deputy director Solid Minerals takes Ezi Rapaport and team on a tour of the National Minerals Agency (NMA) in Freetown.
Labourers clears out a proposed site for construction of a health care facility for Koryadu community.
Pastor Momoh visits an ongoing project in the community by the government.
Pastor Momoh in front of a local church in Koryadu
Portrait of the digger that found the peace diamond.
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