Sierra Leone: Bridge in Sierra Leone Sparks Row over Diamond Mining

May 6, 2017 | Cooper Inveen, Reuters
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A dispute over a bridge in eastern Sierra Leone thought to span diamond deposits has divided a local community with a foreign mining company accused of illegally mining the area after volunteering to rebuild the overpass. The Congo Bridge in Koidu, the capital of Kono District, was deemed by local authorities to be in danger of collapsing after years of illegal small-scale mining around the base.