Russell Simmons in Africa

In the fall of 2006, Russell Simmons and his delegation went on a 10 day fact finding mission regarding how diamonds have impacted African nations, mainly South Africa and Botswana. This resulted in the formation of the Diamond Empowerment Fund (D.E.F).

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