Description
In this episode, we examine the role of the United States
Development Finance Corporation (DFC) in Sierra Leone’s electricity corruption, showing how the DFC inherited a corrupt electricity contract from British financed corporations, and how US international investment is now financing corruption and deepening underdevelopment in Sierra Leone.
This episode is part of the VOICE FROM EXILE commentary series of the Africanist Press.
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