ABSTRACT
A decade after the end of Sierra Leone’s civil war, the country’s rich mineral and agricultural potential is generating considerable interest from foreign investors. The general public in Sierra Leone holds high expectations of an investmentaccelerated peace dividend that will provide jobs and economic growth on the basis of rich natural resources. But the legacy of governmental collapse during the conflict, together with the historical tendency of extractive companies to underdeliver on promises of social benefits and environmental protection, present risks for the peacebuilding process, as well as for efforts to promote inclusive socioeconomic development.
