British-Nigerian lawyer Olufunke Adekoya represents Sierra Leone in dispute with US trader Gerald Group
Gerald International Ltd, a subsidiary of US-based Gerald Group (revenue of $10bn), initiated arbitration proceedings through the ICSID at the end of 2019 against the Freetown government for obstructing its iron ore mining activities in Sierra Leone.
09/04/2020 at 16h42, by Africa Business+
Gerald International Ltd controls SL Mining, which resumed its iron ore mining operations in Marampa last summer in Sierra Leone, as Jeune Afrique Business+ reported at the end of November 2019.
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