Sierra Leone: Do citizens benefit from mineral resources?

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2 жыл бұрын

Diamonds, gold, bauxite, iron ore: You name it, Sierra Leone's got it. Twenty years after the civil war, the West African country is no longer ruled by "conflict diamonds." But does the modern-day mineral sector really benefit the people of Sierra Leone? Edith Kimani heads to Koidu town in the diamond-rich Kono District to find out.
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@ranellscoggins9632 Жыл бұрын

See what diamonds are going for on the stock exchange . This is when I believe the government should send people abroad to learn the value of the diamonds and the mineral resources on ground and come back and be able to sell resources at a profitable price.

@diddy558 Жыл бұрын

Good to see people discussing their options on solving issues mannerfully . And an excellent journalist, Smart and passionate.God bless

@bernsk.lebbie710 3 ай бұрын

When I finished High School, I thought I could mine and get money to enrol into a university. I joined the mining 'gang' of my uncle. We mined for close to 2years. I got fed up and thought it was time to leave, but I couldn't even find a diamond to afford a transport of less than 1USD. I offered to underbrush an orange garden and used the money to pay my transport fare to the District HQ where I volunteered to teach. That was how I chose education over mining.

@AbiAbi-ib1dj Жыл бұрын

Sierra Leone is a beautiful country and have so much that the country could be the one of richies country and good to leave in but the leaders and the goverment have not really got help or what to do but i am praying for Sierra Leone may the Lord God protect and help and guide them and support and invest in Jesus mighty name 🙏❤🙌

@cathyluv08 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this documentation. The last guy that spoke hit it on the head the government is more concerned about their own pockets and not the children's future... if they want to prove us wrong they would do so instantly.. very sad

@lansanafofanah9988 2 жыл бұрын

My heart bleeds for my country seeing such revelations.

@wellbodisalone Жыл бұрын

True.

@musakoroma6966 Жыл бұрын

We're slumbering, I can't tell when we should wake-up from our slumber. God gave us everything in balance; rains & sunshine, fertile lands & greenish vegetation, abundant mineral resources but yet we're wallowing in poverty. We're responsible!!! why am I even here? I tears 😭😭😭 but all is not lost.

@thelegacygroup7385 3 ай бұрын

What a phenomenal job she did in reporting this story. I'll be watching more from her

@boltonbah5328 Жыл бұрын

DW should be doing this debate more often especially in Sierra Leone..

@AffectionateEspresso-qw5tr 2 ай бұрын

Mr. Jalloh, congratulations on your engagement here. You're very good at words.

@landz2228 Жыл бұрын

17:10 in botswana university education and health care is free. botswanans can attend any expenive university in the world, for free so long as they get good marks. meanwhile in sierralone a descent shirt seems ike luxury in many villages.

@Quandaledingleberg Жыл бұрын

The country has so much potential yet look at this

@raphaelansu179 Жыл бұрын

This almost made me develop tears.

@musakoroma6966 Жыл бұрын

Government telling people 1% community benefits, very shameful, our leaders are not good for our country.

@jacquelinegibson7420 Жыл бұрын

I can see a future where Sierra Leone and other West African countries could attract small numbers of extremely wealthy tourists...the beaches, the wildlife,, and also to learn about subsistence farming ...people with money are really interested in learning how to grow food sustainably...call it permaculture (PDC) Give some land back to the women for this....forget the diamonds.....or just have one or two exemplary mines...benefitting the communities and selling souvenirs to these people. But they will only come if it's safe, and they can see that there is no corruption. And you would need to sort the rubbish and the plumbing....you can do it with young people like this.

@ranellscoggins9632 Жыл бұрын

Koidu town should own at least 15% the government on the other 10% and the resources from the 15% should go to that town. The government should stop letting these people come into the country and just rip our people off

@navigatefreely3449 Жыл бұрын

If you can't protect what is yours, it's not yours.

@KAMARAFAMILY1 Жыл бұрын

I am from Koidu, and it pains me to see government destroy my town like this,.

@AffectionateEspresso-qw5tr 2 ай бұрын

The journalist, Aiah Missa, killed the talkshow. Kudos to the head speaker. The lady is very good.

@abdulconteh7307 Ай бұрын

Good wise and patriotic views, Mr.mayor!!administrative and corruption have being main problems;a population less than 9million must not go through the status quo

@countryfirst3145 Жыл бұрын

Mr jalloh only god will pay you for standing up for the locals

@mindsetofyahweh368 Жыл бұрын

None of this makes any sense, diamonds are expensive, why are the people who find the diamonds not being paid a percentage of market value. It’s seems as though the miners are just being paid for their labor as opposed to being paid the value of what they have mined.

@alphakontehr9240 2 жыл бұрын

Environmental challenge is not only in the mining sector communities but also in the industrialize communities in Freetown so much to address or correct

@sabanorsanda2384 Жыл бұрын

Mr jalloh well said

@sabanorsanda2384 Жыл бұрын

Sad country see what happening

@niccoarcadia4179 2 жыл бұрын

Sale of land has always been a prob there. It's complicated.

@trend693 5 ай бұрын

the problems and concerns raised by the panelists is indifferent from other mining communities across sub-Saharan Africa. the mining communities does not benefits form their resources but are left in extreme poverty and made to suffer from the effects of unethical mining procedures used by the mining companies.

@StevenMichaelCunningham Жыл бұрын

As a city & state 10% of the total after cost should be distributed equally by honorable measures alone..

@msduring9020 Жыл бұрын

You expect such little back for your people and community. If we demanded more. We would get more. The 10% you demand was far too little and you don't even get that back. Imagine. Other countries are demanding 50 to 80% and they are growing and their people are benefiting. what a shame.

@francismsenesie24 Жыл бұрын

That is a good debate! It left with the Government to implement it .we should force the politicians in power to love there country rather than parties for them to have respect in the world

@gmog7857 Жыл бұрын

Just look at the NMA officials stomach, he is getting richer and richer so making excuses💢💢💢💢💢💢

@blackelement4037 Жыл бұрын

Accountability is lacking!

@nomxhosapekani7966 2 жыл бұрын

I switched off when she called it God's bessing!!

@landz2228 Жыл бұрын

thats the problem with africans, they live in dteam planet, this is why chinese and white people keep winning conpmared to africans, ultimatley thse who think realisticaly end up winning, those who keep wishing and hing end up with nothing, we need more ratinal people in africa foreign religions have destryed africans to the extentof not thinking realistically.

@InuqiSevonne Жыл бұрын

vote for a Child Labor Laws for child labor to be illegal for children under the age of 20. and make all mining companies be forced to have a UNION in order for their buisness to operate in Salone. if this is law then this will start a chain reaction to how these companies will operate in their country. this is not an impossible solution.

@abdoulayebangoura1377 Жыл бұрын

Our beloved country Sierra Leone 🇸🇱 is rich with minerals resources

@ranellscoggins9632 Жыл бұрын

We should be pulling the stuff out of the mines and minded it ourself and selling it to the companies but still on a percentage of that company people need Africa Africa needs no one but good leadership that's all African needs engaged leadership for all.

@metropolitanmobilemechanic2244 Жыл бұрын

Mineral Royalties of 51% to adult Sierra Leone Citizens, no foreign Ownership.

@emmanuelocansey8723 2 жыл бұрын

Africa is very sick and in need of intelligence maintenance

@adama.kamara Жыл бұрын

Sulaiman Korjie said a whole bunch of nothing. Provided answers to questions without answering the questions. It's embarrassing.

@PNdimZ Жыл бұрын

“The government agents are suppose to be challenging the (mining) companies to deliver to the communities”. Sadly they ain’t trying so hard. Their living conditions and environments should be better than they’re.

@lagschooladoptionllc Жыл бұрын

It is very shameful that with such a resource as diamonds it is no better than the time of slavery. Who are buyers of the diamonds? If it krown, it will alteration. Children must be in school for them to learn. The greed and ignorance is a thick darkness. When will they ever learn to lead? Those leaders make slavery look like a blessing.

@diddy558 Жыл бұрын

Follow the Eritrean policy ,on Bisha mining.the locals has to be the first to benefit from it ,in terms of health and education systems and the workers rights has to be in place .starting from getting trained to the highest skill and pension. # respect your self # love an peace # harmony .

@sabanorsanda2384 Жыл бұрын

Sierra Leone can never change see the views of freetown

@sabanorsanda2384 Жыл бұрын

Blessed nation ❤️❤️❤️

@landz2228 Жыл бұрын

poor people, its a blessing for non sierraleoneans.

@sabanorsanda2384 Жыл бұрын

@@landz2228 I c

@landz2228 Жыл бұрын

@@sabanorsanda2384 thats the sad truth, its as if africans dont love their children, poverty amidst wealth is not a natural state of things. what is needed is a revolution of the mind and soul, after that chaging oppresive systems will be as easy as walking in the park.

@sabanorsanda2384 Жыл бұрын

@@landz2228 anytime I think of My country 😢 I feel pain like never before but we are quick to we pretend like nothing happen before twwwww.....

@landz2228 Жыл бұрын

@@sabanorsanda2384 africans love to escape from reality. why are so many africans afraid to control their resources?? they can stop the miners from shipping the diamonds of they dont pay correctly.

@frederickfarmer3304 2 жыл бұрын

NO; NOT AT ALL!!! Some of us have never, ever seen a diamond live.

@musakanteh990 Жыл бұрын

You're totally right, very sad for Africa

@Ronsayy Жыл бұрын

😢😢😢😢

@omarsonko779 9 ай бұрын

😭😭😭 one day the company will go out of kono i know that

@stevelebbie6252 2 ай бұрын

So sad my country

@talibjalloh928 2 жыл бұрын

Sulayman, you can't articulate your points well...

@ranellscoggins9632 Жыл бұрын

I believe every African country that is selling their resources should own 25% of the company they're selling to so they also get 25% of the profit That will solve many problems just my two cent.

@metropolitanmobilemechanic2244 Жыл бұрын

No more excuses. 100% African Ownership. Just like in Europe & America. Africans must employ Africans. Africans must Mine. Africans must Sort African minerals and Africans must Sell African minerals. The Courts and the EPA in Sierra Leone are corrupt. Remove France & their allies from Sierra Leone.

@DaniMeharina-iw2ds 14 күн бұрын

It’s so sad to see Africa bleeding 🩸 daily because of uneducated dictators. Africa is not free from colonialism and corruption. I hope one day this will change.

@87anbruttoskuld19 Жыл бұрын

This international company’s most leave and get owned by the people in Sierra Leone so the can benefit from the profits.

@hardzmckinney6279 Жыл бұрын

Hat off to the sister put show together corruption is the mean thing there just follow the money and it will lead to culprits

@osmanibarry1271 Жыл бұрын

I am from Kono the reason the peoples are suffering in Sierra Leone is because of the Government including the peoples them self to blame . Sierra Leonean are not productive peoples they complain more then acting. They're the same peoples that destroy the country out of bad heart now they're complaining. Sierra Leone had been the same way for decades we can have all the Diamonds but if our mind and heart is not good is going to be the same issue. Good heart and good mind goes long way .

@mayopemayope9180 Жыл бұрын

How can the real citizens of salon benefit from their minerals if the minerals are controlled by two groups of foreigners that do not belong to salon the Temne APC and Mande SLPP political parties are the problem of saloon.

@MoAl179 Жыл бұрын

The government agent is so bad in expressing himself in English.

@mayopemayope9180 Жыл бұрын

The Mande and Temne both groups foreigners have always ran the political affairs of salon no wonder salon is in such mess

@dorafullah7586 3 ай бұрын

Rarrr Rarr Rarr....

@Charlie8-io9mq Ай бұрын

Well take your pick the US china or russia you have to blame someone dont you it cant be your own

@Master_Zu Жыл бұрын

How can this guy say natural resources is not the answer? Oh African when are we going to wick up?

@enochfallahngainda775 Жыл бұрын

Diamonds have done nothing absolutely for our nation, that is what he meant dear. We have one saying here that says" Sierra Leone is full of diamonds but the citizens have not seen any ie diamonds have brought no benefits to us as people.

@newtondaley4118 Жыл бұрын

Bob Marley said in the midst of water the fool is yet thirsty rat race ,what has happened to the African race?

@shauncameron8390 Жыл бұрын

Human resources is the name of the game.

@cmartin5903 Жыл бұрын

Maybe you guys should go and farm, let them dig it themselves. Craftsmanship and other sorts of creativity. The 1% is nothing, the children dont seem to have a future. Something is wrong.