Entries For: 24 April 2008
Unrest in Kono District
This week I have been in Kono District in eastern Sierra Leone, working out of the IRC office in Koidu Town. Kono is center of the diamond mining industry in Sierra Leone. Driving into Koidu Town on the main highway, the road is flanked by large pits of sand and gravel where the workers shift for diamonds. Unfortunately, not only did diamonds fuel Sierra Leone's 10 year civil war, but they are also fueling unrest in the District today. read more...
