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Liberia
Lakshmi Mittal derails Robert Friedland

Lakshmi Mittal (left) and Robert Friedland. © Eliot Blondet/Pool/MaxPPP - Alexandre Marchi/L'Est républicain/PhotoPQR/MaxPPP

The Indian industrialist has managed to win over Liberian President Joseph Boakai, dealing a blow to his US-Canadian rival, whose plans in the region are struggling to take shape. [...]

Published on 16.04.2024 at 04:40 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Liberia
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High Power Exploration
J. Peter Pham
Joseph Boakai
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Guinea, Liberia
Billionaire Robert Friedland in Monrovia to talk railway access with Joseph Boakai

The US-Canadian mining magnate is to meet with Liberia's new president. The main topic of discussion will be access to the railway linking the Nimba mining area to the port of Buchanan. But ArcelorMittal remains eager to retain the monopoly it has on that strategic route.

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Joseph Boakai addresses the joint chambers of the National Legislature in Monrovia, Liberia, on 29 January 2024.

Liberia
US banks on Boakai to let miners use railway monopolised by ArcelorMittal

President George Weah failed to break ArcelorMittal's monopoly on the rail line linking Liberia's mining region to the port of Buchanan. A US consultancy is now hoping to carry out a study on the state of the strategic railway, which is destined to become "multi-user".

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The newly elected Liberian president, Joseph Boakai.

Liberia
Weah faces arbitration threat from Solway over ArcelorMittal deal

Solway Investment Group has told the Liberian president to either provide compensation after a secret deal that handed its iron ore mining licence to ArcelorMittal, or face arbitration that could cost the state $2bn.

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Details of Liberia's secret deal with ArcelorMittal revealed

Africa Intelligence has gained access to the confidential deal which gives the global steel giant a virtual monopoly on iron ore in Liberia at the expense of Solway Mining.

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Spotlight | Guinea, Liberia
George Weah irks Washington and Robert Friedland with mine transfers to ArcelorMittal

Liberia has withdrawn licences from mining firms without informing them. Solway Mining, which was about to launch its iron ore project, has lost its asset to ArcelorMittal, which is strengthening its grip on iron ore production and its rail line monopoly to the detriment of Robert Friedland's US company HPX.

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Liberian President George Weah at UN headquarters in New York on 20 September 2023.

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Lakshmi Mittal derails Robert Friedland

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