African Minerals Forum

posted it few weeks ago

As politicians call loudly for the renegotiation of the government’s contract with African Minerals Ltd (AML), it is the executive chairman of its Sierra Leonean subsidiary, Gibril Bangura, who is leading the lobbying charge. Bangura has remained in place amid a raft of management changes, including the arrival last July of Keith Calder as chief executive, as AML’s founder, Frank Timis, stepped back. With a large shareholding in the parent group, Bangura is a well-known figure in the region and will play a key part in AML’s push to expand into Guinea and Liberia. Read the original article on Theafricareport.com :

Great Progress and also thanks from my side to all who push the case!

Liu, thanks for that. Keep in touch.

got these news from local folk over there , have no idea what going on, down there ,I'm far from that business

Gibrill Bangura held a meeting yesterday about the job the they will start operation by ending of April . but for the nationals we still maintain our position and salaries bases but he didn't mentioned about the Expapts

Does anyone know what options are there for us other than waiting? I have lost so much money in this

Liu - Haven't heard from you for a while. Are you OK?

High quality global journalism requires investment. Please share this article with others using the link below, do not cut & paste the article. See our Ts&Cs and Copyright Policy for more detail. Email [email protected] to buy additional rights. [link] A collapse in iron ore prices as well as the impact of Ebola has also seen the closure of the country’s two flagship mines, a calamitous double-whammy for the economy. The missed investment is a sore blow for a country still struggling to recover from the impact of a 1991-2002 war that killed 50,000 people and destroyed infrastructure nationwide.

High quality global journalism requires investment. Please share this article with others using the link below, do not cut & paste the article. See our Ts&Cs and Copyright Policy for more detail. Email [email protected] to buy additional rights. [link] “The reality is we need to reignite the private sector after Ebola,” says John Sisay, president of the Sierra Leone chamber of mines, who says visits by bankers, investors and analysts have all been put on hold for months.