{
  "id": 8639443,
  "title": "Sierra Leone Critical Minerals Plan Chases US$2.5 Billion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/sierra-leone-critical-minerals-plan-chases-us-2-5-billion",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-19T22:10:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/sierra-leone-critical-minerals-processing-2026-2/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Sierra Leone's new strategy targets US.5 billion in investment, five processing plants and 45,000 jobs by 2031, but the country's weak power grid looms over every deal. The post Sierra Leone Critical Minerals Plan Chases US$2.5 Billion appeared first on The Rio Times .",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}