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Roundtheclock sandmining on beaches within a few kilometres of Sierra Leones capital Freetown is having a devastating effect on the coastline, destroying property, and damaging the areas hopes of a tourism revival. Kolleh Bangura, the director of Sierra Leones Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is concerned about the rate of sandremoval from the beaches.
#0183;#32;BBC Sport Africa, Sierra Leone Kei Kamara decides to return to international football and is set to play for Sierra Leone in their upcoming Afcon qualifiers. Read more
The company occupies an important role in Sierra Leones national economy and the local economies of Bonthe and Moyamba in particular. Following Ilukas acquisition of Sierra Rutile in December 2016, Iluka grouplevel sustainability frameworks have been implemented with a focus on safety, environmental management and antibribery and corruption.
Men mine for diamonds in Bo District, Sierra Leone, December 6, 2008. | Location: Bo District, Sierra Leone. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images
These are external links and will open in a new window Close share panel The World Bank recently announced that it would invest 4m (#163;) into Sierra Leone''s fishing industry, a sector that
doorway in a sandfilled house in kolmanskop a remote, former diamondmining ghost town near luderitz in southwestern namibia diamond mine stock pictures, royaltyfree photos amp; images Group of Indian coolies, South Africa, c1890.
Stay on top of Sierra Leone latest developments on the ground with Al Jazeeras factbased news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated maps.
New oil finds off the coasts of Liberia and Sierra Leone raise hopes for rapid growth in the countries, still recovering from civil wars.
Sand mining is the extraction of sand, mainly through an open pit (or sand pit) but sometimes mined from beaches and inland dunes or dredged from ocean and river is often used in manufacturing, for example as an abrasive or in is also used on icy and snowy roads usually mixed with salt, to lower the melting point temperature, on the road surface.
#0183;#32;Illegal diamond mining on a massive scale is taking place in eastern Sierra Leone, despite an agreement between the government and the rebels to stop digging for the gems. The agreement was aimed at reducing fighting over diamond mines and consolidate a ceasefire between the supporters and the rebels of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF).
The BBC''s Umaru Fofana tells how diamond mining helped give him his start in life. Sierra Leone''s Four Bay College did not offer journalism at the time. BBC News Services. On
FREETOWN, 1 February 2013 (IRIN) Roundtheclock sandmining on beaches within a few kilometres of Sierra Leone''s capital Freetown is having a devastating effect on the coastline, destroying
In pictures: Sand Mining in Sierra Leone (From The BBC, January 2013). Photos:Tommy Trenchard. Sand mining has destroyed many houses in the Hamilton and Lakka Communities.
Sierra Leone News: Landing space, sharp sand affect Bonthe Island construction projects Sierra Leone News: Le497m missing No farming on youth farm Sierra Leone News: Permanent Secretary denies
This is a movie about diamond mining in Sierra Leone. Since the brutal civil war the Sierra Leone diamond industry is known as the source for the so called quot;...
In pictures: Sand mining in Sierra Leone Once synonymous with a brutal civil war, Sierra Leone was forecast to be one of the world''s fastest growing countries in 2012.
#0183;#32;The new study identifies the corruption and failures of the Sierra Leone army as one of the key elements that led to the collapse of the state in the 1990s and details its demise in admirable detail. However, it would have been useful to know more about today''s army, which has received considerable training and new equipment from Britain, and whether it has any more backbone.
During Sierra Leone''s 10 year civil war, children were used as combatants and labourers in the diamond mines of Koidu in the northeastern district of Kono. With the war over, government''s efforts to get them out of the mines and back into schools are proving to be painfully slow.
Sand mining in Sierra Leone There is a great article with slideshow on today''s BBC News in Pictures website click here to follow the link. It seems sand mining is a problem in any coastal West African country with a recovering economy I have already blogged previously about sand mining in
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