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Liberia: Resource Rivalry: The Untold Story of Mahcustom Border Conflict

Liberia: Resource Rivalry: The Untold Story of Mahcustom Border Conflict

Rédaction Africa Links 24 with New Dawn
Published on 2026-03-17 03:09:00

By Emmanuel Wise Jipoh

Sorlumba Town, Foya, Lofa County, March 17, 2026: Investigations by The New Dawn indicate that the border tension between Liberia and Guinea in Mahcustom Village is primarily driven by competing claims over mineral resources in the Makona River, rather than boundary disagreements alone.

Sources familiar with the situation report that confrontations near the Sorlumba entrance in Foya District stem from diamond and mineral mining activities along the river. Guinean…

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