Sierra Leone: $20M Extractives Sector Project Launched

Oct 24, 2018 | Alhaji M. Kamara, Awoko
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The Ministry of Mines with support from World Bank yesterday launched a $20 million USD project, which is the second phase of the Extractive Industries Technical Assistant Project (EITAP 2) at the Miatta Conference Hall in Freetown. The aim of the project is to increase geological knowledge and help strengthening of the mineral sector. During the first phase of the project (2009-2016) the country laid the foundation for improved governance in the mining sector by supporting new legislation, institutions, capacity building and increased transparency which attracted new investments to the sector.