Malaysian timber conglomerate Samling, which faces accusations
of illegal logging, is at the centre of a storm over the bidding
by foreign companies for 25-year contracts in Liberia's timber
sector. The row follows the leaking of a Liberian government-commissioned
assessment of the companies bidding for the logging work that
raises questions about the companies' suitability and the management
of the government's Forest Development Authority (FDA)....
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