This story did happen. Sierra Leone is a country famous for mining bloody diamonds. Sierra Leone is a small country with a land area of only over 70,000 square kilometers, located on the Atlantic coast of West Africa. Historically, it was a major European colony.
At present, Sierra Leone is one of the least developed countries in the world. It may be because it used to be a colony, but it still has great influence here, and people's quality of life and level are also very low. In other respects, it ranks at the bottom of all countries in the world. The per capita GDP in 20 18 years is only about 3000 yuan.
However, as mentioned above, rare blood diamonds have been excavated in Sierra Leone. The mineral resources here are very rich, especially diamonds. About half of Sierra Leone is a diamond mining area, and its diamond reserves are among the best in the world. Therefore, Sierra Leone can be said to be a veritable "diamond country".
However, since there are such rich diamond resources, it stands to reason that this country should be rich. After all, the value of diamonds is still very high. But why is Sierra Leone still one of the poorest countries in the world? Strangely, some countries in the Middle East have become rich because of their rich oil resources.
In fact, the fate of Sierra Leone is quite "bitter". Historically, Sierra Leone has been invaded by European countries and has long been a colony. Although independence was declared from other countries' colonization in the last century, civil wars followed one after another, especially in the 1990s, when the regime changed constantly.
Africa's "diamond country" once produced "blood diamonds", but it is one of the least developed countries in the world.
Under the combined influence of historical reasons and civil war, this country is riddled with holes. Although diamonds are valuable wealth in Sierra Leone, they also suffer greatly because of their rich resources. I wonder what you think about this? You can share it in the comments section!