June 27, 2024

EDITORIAL: Sierra Leone’s $480 Million MCC Compact Programme Will Address Energy Demands and Grow Local Businesses

Now that the MCC compact is here, we expect to see the promise of an energy transition come to pass and have several positive impacts on the business environment in Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone, a small West African country rich in natural resources yet facing significant developmental challenges, may have just achieved a major socio-political […]

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More Abuses at Socfin Plantations in Sierra Leone, Cameroon

The investigators found pollution of rivers, lakes and lagoons in both Sierra Leone and Cameroon that they said could be linked to the company’s activities. In Sierra Leone, they also reported that the company doesn’t always apply measures to mitigate air pollution as proposed in the environmental, social and health impact assessment carried out when the plantation

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