Umaru Fofana

3 weeks ago | timeslive.co.za | Umaru Fofana

13 May 2025 - 12:45 Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. The shutdown could impact global diamond markets, already facing supply constraints from major producers. Stock photo. 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 and working conditions.

3 weeks ago | es-us.finanzas.yahoo.com | Umaru Fofana

Por Umaru Fofana FREETOWN (Reuters) - Koidu Limited, el mayor productor de diamantes de Sierra Leona, interrumpió sus operaciones y despidió a casi toda su plantilla local de más de 1.000 empleados tras un largo conflicto sobre salarios y condiciones laborales. Los trabajadores de la mina iniciaron una huelga en diciembre de 2024, pero la suspendieron para permitir las negociaciones. A principios de marzo volvieron a ponerse en huelga.

3 weeks ago | reuters.com | Umaru Fofana

The slag from the Octea diamond mine overlooks the diamond-rich town of Koidu, Sierra Leone March 21, 2019. Picture taken March 21, 2019.

Jan 26, 2025 | businesslive.co.za | Umaru Fofana

Freetown — Sierra Leone’s information ministry said on Sunday it was investigating media reports that European cocaine kingpin Jos Leijdekkers is in the country and benefiting from high-level protection there. Two sources said on Friday that Leijdekkers, who was sentenced last June in absentia to 24 years in prison by a Dutch court for smuggling more than seven tonnes of cocaine, had been in Sierra Leone since at least early 2023.

Aug 10, 2024 | reuters.com | Umaru Fofana

FREETOWN, Aug 10 (Reuters) - A military court in Sierra Leone has sentenced 24 soldiers to lengthy prison terms for their roles in a failed attempt to overthrow the government of President Julius Maada Bio last November. The sentences were read out in court late on Friday with the judge handing out prison terms ranging from 50 and 120 years on those convicted. They were among 27 men court-martialled for participating in the attempted coup on Nov.