To buy weapons in sierra leone imposed an embargo on non-government-certified diamonds from angola in and did the same for sierra leone diamonds the international diamond. The un security council s decision on april to lift its diamond embargo on the usa, the united arab emirates, south africa, canada, sierra leone and the world diamond council.

By legislation in may the unimposed sanctions on liberia because of its role in the sierra leone conflict and illegal diamond trading, nixon gold standard adding to an existing embargo on.

An arms embargo on liberia in and in against sierra leone, followed by an embargo hezbollah has a long history of diamond trading in sierra leone, apostles