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Home > Liberia: Liberia "not ready" for lift of timber, diamond sanctions

Contributor [1]
Monday, June 12, 2006 - 03:00
Categories: 
Development [2]
Issue Number: 
259 [3]
Article-Summary: 

Two new reports looking into the exploitation of Liberia's strategic natural resources conclude that the government still is not in control of the resources. Ex-combatants grouped by former rebel leaders are still exploiting Liberian diamonds, timber and rubber, controlling entire regions.

Category: 
Land & Environment [4]
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http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/development/35008 [5]
Country: 
Liberia [6]

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