Make 2020 the year of RETURN TO SIERRA LEONE

By Umaru Fofana “Little is known of Sierra Leone and how it connects to the diamonds we own”, so said the US hip-hop artist Kanye West. In his 2005 hit song DIAMONDS FROM SIERRA LEONE, he presented a powerful case for the troubles that diamonds had brought upon the country. The war had just ended then. Two nationwide elections had been held since. Peace had started returning.

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