17 May 2024,   15:27
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Priest found a giant diamond in Sierra Leone

 

A priest r in Sierra Leone has found a 706-carat diamond. The discovery was made by Pastor Emmanuel Momoh in an mine in eastern Kono district. He has presented the stone to President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma.

At the moment the diamond is kept at the Central Bank.

The diamond will be sold in Sierra Leone with a "transparent" bidding process to the benefit of the community and country, the statement said.

 

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