Jallah said it is established that there are lots of illicit diamonds that are leaving MRU countries without revenue or impacting their economies. The KP Regional Approach in the MRU (Regional Approach) was established by the KP Certification Scheme in 2013 to support MRU countries Sierra Leone, Guinea, La Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia to meet the challenges of implementing the KP with a regional dimension. The regional approach aims to improve law enforcement, better secure diamond production and export, secure government revenue and ensure better valuation of mining communities. The Ebola outbreak largely delayed the implementation of the KP Regional Approach. Since the launch of the KP Regional Approach Activities, the four MRU countries, through their Permanent Secretariat, under the Supervision of the MRU Secretariat engaged in needs assessment which resulted in the development of national action plans.

Source: Daily Observer May 15, 2018 02:15 UTC