Bushmen Lose to Diamond Exploration, Activists Say.
The plight of the Bushmen of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) has once again been highlighted by the recent financing of a diamond exploration venture in the CKGR.
The CKGR is the ancestral home of the Gana, Gwi and Bakgalagadi. "After a 15-year campaign of persecution, the last Bushmen were evicted from their homes in February 2002. Around 100 still hold out in the reserve," lobby group Survival International said in a statement.
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