« Bangura’s claims are now enshrined in a lawsuit against the diamond mining firm Octea Ltd. and six related companies. Filed in Sierra Leone’s High Court in March, the suit claims $288 million in damages for the “degradation or destruction of land, destruction of homes and loss of livelihoods and … and dumping of toxic mine waste,” among other things. »
Source : indepthnews.net, 20/18/19, Diamonds Leave Sierra Leone Villagers Poor and Sick
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