Zimbabwe meets KP standards: monitor

"Based on evidence provided by the government of Zimbabwe and private investors, and on...first-hand assessment of the situation, Zimbabwe has satisfied the minimum requirements of the KPCS for trade in rough diamonds," said a report by Kimberley Process (KP) monitor Abbey Chikane and seen by Reuters yesterday.

South African monitor Chikane was appointed to assess diamond operations at Zimbabwe's controversial Chiadzwa fields to the east of the country, following an agreement between the southern African country and the KPCS.