The new Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP)-led administration has announced an immediate suspension of export of timber logs in the country until further notice.
This is not the first time that a suspension has been slammed on the export of timber and related activities in the country. The former All People's Congress (APC) regime also suspended timber activities, although the ban was lifted later. Even though logging provides jobs for many unemployed Sierra Leoneans, timber export has not yielded much dividend to improve the country's ailing economy.
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