All Africa (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
Minister of mineral resources Thursday disclosed that government would ensure that Koidu Holdings mining company compensate families of victims who lost their lives in the December riot against the company by property owners in Kono.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
In December 2007, unrest broke out in the diamond mining region of Kono in the east, between kimberlite mining corporation Koidu Holdings and locals in the lease area.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 08/21/2008
... from inhabitants of the areas they controlled.Elaborate testimony was given on the attack on Koidu Town in the province of Kono. The witness explained that a preparatory meeting was held, of which he assumed there was a report. The attack was successful, after which he stayed in Koidu Town while others went on to take other towns, such as Makeni.The prosecution encountered strong...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 08/21/2008
... were there. The witness was based at Guinea highway (on the road to Guinea), about 3 miles from Koidu Town. Issa Sesay arrived there a few months after the witness. A meeting with the commanders was held to discuss the attack on Koidu Town. The plan was to attack the roads leading to town, because Kono was a stronghold of the then government in administration. From there, the plan...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 08/21/2008
Liberia: First Afternoon Session - Witness Examination Continues (TF1-367)GUEST BLOG21 August 2008The monitors of former President Charles Taylor's trial report for The witness explains that Rambo was an RUF fighter of Liberian nationality. In 1995, Rambo was only about 15 or 16, but brave for his age. Koidu Town in the Kono district was important to the RUF because the minerals that the RUF...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
... the President said "Freetown is not Sierra Leone," mentioning towns like Kenema, Makeni, Bo, and Koidu also in need of infrastructural improvement.President Koroma also dismissed earlier insinuations that the building was going to become the new office of the President, saying that was far-fetched. "State House is the seat of power, and that is my office." He called on the new occupants...
John Tyrrell Blogs (Free subscription) | 08/05/2008
... Sierra Leone, Botswana, the Congo and Zambia. He owns the largest diamond mine in Sierra Leone - Koidu, which produces an estimated $20-30 million worth of diamonds annually." Beny it appears is also very active in the business in Russia.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
... the police.Meanwhile, the victim was issued with a medical report form for onward treatment at the Koidu government hospital while police investigate her claims.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008
Sierra Leone: Why NEC Nullified Results in KonoNational Electoral Commission (NEC) eastern region Friday disclosed that polling station with 03182 in the Lei chiefdom Kono district was nullified as a result of excess voting.Speaking at the certification ceremony of winners in the July 5 local council elections at the Kumba Satta Amara Hall in Koidu, Sylvanus Torto said boxes were stuffed with...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008
... immediately visited the scene. The remains of Sandi was retrieved from the stream and taken to the Koidu government hospital for postmortem.The corpse was later handed over to the relatives for burial.Meanwhile, Ngaujah and Gborie are helping the police in their investigations.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
... hence donated a forty feet container, packed with drugs and other consignments meant for Koidu and Bo hospitals.But as at this moment, the container is still stuck at the port as the NRA is demanding that customs duty be paid for its clearance. All efforts to convince the NRA to release these items on a duty-free basis have yielded no dividend. Yet the people of Koidu and Bo continue...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
... keep away from demonstrations, it made reference to a December 13, 2007 clash between residents in Koidu town and police during protests against a local mining company."Visits to the Western Area of Sierra Leone, including Freetown are usually trouble-free," it said.However, the main type of incident for which British nationals required consular assistance in 2007 were: replacing lost and...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
... but to no avail," he said.The Tankoro police visited the scene and the body has been taken to the Koidu government hospital for postmortem.
BONJOUR L'ESTONIE (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
... grey passport,” said the head of the citizenship department of the Citizenship and Migration Board Koidu Mesilane. “And now they have been able for nearly a month to travel to Russia with a grey passport without having to apply for a visa to enter Russia,” she added. Eva-Maria Asari , counsellor of the minister of ethnic affairs, noted that there are two reasons why the number of applicants...
