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Rough diamonds worth around US$10,000 sit on a sheet of doodled paper in the office of a Lebanese gem dealer in the town of Koidu in eastern Sierra Leone, March 2, 2012. While burnt-out houses surrounding the mine in the eastern town of Koidu serve as a reminder of the West African country's 11-year civil war, which claimed some 50,000 lives before it ended in 2002, Koidu's managers see the operation as a success story that augurs a better future for Sierra Leoneans. Picture taken March 2, 2012. REUTERS/Simon Akam (SIERRA LEONE - Tags: ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST EMPLOYMENT)