[Liberian Observer] Official documents confirm that Guinea gave full approval under its legal and constitutional framework for some mining projects to export natural resources through Liberia's rail and port, five years before today's debate over the current Ivanhoe Atlantic Concession and Access Agreement before the National Legislature.
[Liberian Observer] As public debate intensifies over whether Liberia acted properly in allowing Ivanhoe Atlantic to pursue shipment of Guinean ore through the Yekepa-Buchanan railway, many Liberians are only now learning that the two countries have had a formal cross-border transport framework in place for years.
[New Dawn] Monrovia - Concerns are growing over whether Liberia followed proper legal procedures in signing the Concession and Access Agreement (CAA) with Ivanhoe Liberia, a subsidiary of HPX/SMFG, for the use of its rail and port infrastructure. Analysts say the deal appears to sidestep the 2019 Liberia-Guinea Implementation Agreement, which was designed to regulate cross-border mining access and safeguard both nations' interests.