Notable finds include the 968.9-carat Star of Sierra Leone and a 709-carat alluvial diamond discovered in 2017. Kono District and Tongo Field are key mining areas. China's Kingho Group now ...

Sierra Leone's labour ministry has received copies of summary dismissal letters for more than 1,000 employees, it said in a statement on May 6. Kainessie told Reuters that workers had only been ...

Government representatives from Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Uganda all advocated for a sea change in the critical minerals ...

“But it’s the only way we can make ends meet.” Sand mining, crucial for the construction sector in countries such as Sierra Leone, has tripled in volume worldwide in the past two ...

Last Saturday, President Bio of Sierra Leone delivered a call for accelerated regional integration, strategic investment, and inclusive economic growth.

Koidu Limited, Sierra Leone's largest diamond producer, has halted operations and laid off nearly its entire local workforce of more than 1,000 employees following a protracted dispute over pay ...

Mining tycoon Beny Steinmetz released by Greek ... were still employed at the company’s head office in Freetown. Sierra Leone’s labour ministry has received copies of summary dismissal letters ...