It was the base of International Diamond Industries, the firm to which the cash-hungry Kabila had sold the right to handle all Congo's diamond exports. Escorted by government agents, Kasanji watched the auction hammer come down on the Big Diamond. Chorev won't say how much it went for, or who bought it. Kasanji reflects now, reclining on a sofa in a home where safes hold baggies stuffed to the Zip-Loc with diamonds. He smiles, tucks the marble-size gem in a pocket, and stands to go.
Congo is a big country.
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