'Salone on course to produce EITI reports', 12 Jun 2015: [The] Chief of Staff, Office of the President…[has] stated that work…[i]s in progress for Sierra Leone to produce its annual activity reports on the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) for 2013 and 2014…Saidu Konton Sesay was speaking at the…opening ceremony of a…workshop organized by the Sierra Leone Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (SLEITI)…on EITI principles, processes and procedures...Mr. Sesay noted that after acceding to the EITI in 2006, Sierra Leone was ushered into a new chapter of transparency in the management of its natural resources. He…[said] the country had gone beyond…producing EITI reports that disclose revenues and payments flows from the extractive sector to embracing the initiative as a tool to drive national development…[S]ince 2010, SLEITI has produced three reconciliation reports and two validation reports, in addition to other key documents…Ibrahim Sorie Kamara, who spoke on behalf of mining companies…said…EITI had come a long way…“…our commitment to the EITI process remains undiminished,” he...[said]