West Africa: At Ecowas Mining Forumsierra Leone’s Deputy Mines Minister Advocates for Uniformed Mining Laws in Sub-Regionby Ibrahim Keh-Turay

[Concord] Mining agreements with multinational foreign investments have often been criticized for failing to bring about the much needed economic prosperity to mineral-rich African countries. From concession to lease agreements, big investors have always made away with the bigger share of every mineral extracted on African soil - leaving its populations in abject poverty. The situation has also often led to protests and bloody conflicts and Sierra Leone is no stranger to this.

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