West Africa: "No Development Without Security" Joe Blell

21 September 2006

Freetown — Deputy Minister of Defence, Joe Blell who was one of the participants at a round table peace building forum for West Africa on the topic: 'Domestic and Foreign Investment for Post Conflict economic Recovery in Countries of the Sub-region' held in Nigeria admonished his colleagues that a secured environment is an enabler to attract investment to Sierra Leone which was plunged by a decade old civil conflict.

Minister Blell noted that there can be no development without proper security.

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