Konneh calls for US sanctions on Liberian mining intermediaries
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on The Liberian Investigator
Liberian Senator Amara Konneh is asking the United States to impose Global Magnitsky sanctions on people facilitating mining deals and transferring their proceeds into US real estate. At a meeting in Washington, he also called for support for judicial oversight and stronger financial investigations, according to a statement from his office.
Liberian Senator Amara M. Konneh has asked the United States to impose Global Magnitsky sanctions on people who facilitate mining licence deals in Liberia and transfer their proceeds into US real estate, according to a statement from his office cited by The Liberian Investigator. He made the request on 7 October 2026 at a roundtable organised in Washington by the National Endowment for Democracy.
Amara Konneh, senator for Gbarpolu County, also sought US support to strengthen law enforcement in Liberia. He said mining licence practices posed the gravest threat to the country since the civil war and the Ebola epidemic, according to The Liberian Investigator.
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