Liberia: Boakai Hails $1.8 Billion Arcelormittal Concentrator As Turning Point for Liberia

Liberia: Boakai Hails $1.8 Billion Arcelormittal Concentrator As Turning Point for Liberia

Tokadeh -- Liberian President Joseph Nyuma Boakai on Thursday commissioned ArcelorMittal Liberia's long-anticipated $1.8 billion concentrator plant, marking what he described as "a turning point" in Liberia's post-war economic transformation and industrial future. The symbolic launch of one of Africa's largest iron ore beneficiation plants took place in Tokadeh, Nimba County--drawing a crowd of government officials, international dignitaries, in…

ArcelorMittal’s Broken Promises, Liberians Still Living in Makeshift Shelters Amidst Talk of ‘Phase II - Global News Network Liberia

By Amos Harris While ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML) trumpets its “Phase II Expansion” as a transformative initiative for Liberia’s economy and communities, the stark reality on the ground paints a vastly different picture. Over a decade into AML’s operations in Liberia, many of its contractors and community residents in mining areas remain trapped in deplorable makeshift structures – a glaring contradiction to the company’s glowing press releases a…