http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/7098213.stm
This article from BBC.com is focused on the recent "gold rush" in Madagascar. It is not gold that is being cultivated however, but sapphires, and because of the high demand and high amount of the precious stones in the area, Ilakaka, Madagascar has become one of the most dangerous cities in the world. According to recent reports, 20-30 are killed per year (the population of Ilakaka is only 20,000) because of competition between people trying to find as many sapphires as they can. I found this article to be highly disturbing. It is amazing what greed can do to people, how people will gun each other down just for the chance of selling a precious stone.
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