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EU MPs concerned about ArcelorMittal-Monrovia agreement

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EU High Representative Josep Borrell was questioned about the agreement signed between ArcelorMittal and the Liberian governement over expanding the Yekepa iron ore mine. The agreement has already been deemed worrisome by the Liberian parliament and companies working near Yekepa.

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EU MPs concerned about ArcelorMittal-Monrovia agreement

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EU High Representative Josep Borrell was questioned about the agreement signed between ArcelorMittal and the Liberian governement over expanding the Yekepa iron ore mine. The agreement has already been deemed worrisome by the Liberian parliament and companies working near Yekepa.

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Liberia EU MPs concerned about ArcelorMittal-Monrovia agreement

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EU High Representative Josep Borrell was questioned about the agreement signed between ArcelorMittal and the Liberian governement over expanding the Yekepa iron ore mine. The agreement has already been deemed worrisome by the Liberian parliament and companies working near Yekepa.

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Liberia
EU MPs concerned about ArcelorMittal-Monrovia agreement

Spotlight | Liberia
George Weah takes on Mittal over the future of the country's iron mines, railways

Liberia
Pioneers probe for rare earths and lithium

Liberia
Miners form representative body at last

Liberia
Passions run high over future of iron ore industry

Guinea, Liberia
Guinea and Liberia iron ore rail projects suffer setbacks

Guinea
SMFG invests in raw materials for its infrastructure

Guinea, Liberia
Nimba iron: SMFG still waiting for ArcelorMittal to get on the right track

Guinea, Liberia
Rattled Nimba iron project shareholders launch charm offensive in Liberia

Guinea, Liberia
Post-coup, new ArcelorMittal-Monrovia deal problematic for iron explorers

Liberia
Estonian oligarch Aleksandr Bronstein irks ArcelorMittal over Nimba's iron

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