Zimbabwe Exported 7.15 Million Diamond Carats In 2011

Businessweek reported Zimbabwe exported 7.15 million carats of diamonds in 2011 through 148 Kimberley Process certificates as restrictions on exports from the Marange area curbed sales.

As quoted in the market news:

The Kimberley Process canceled 44 certificates in the year, the organization, which monitors trade in diamonds, said in its annual country report. Zimbabwe’s military and police have been accused of human rights violations in the Marange fields.