Mines And Energy Ministry Convenes ‘2025’ First Kimberley Process Roundtable

Monrovia, Liberia – August 5, 2025-The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME), has successfully held the first 2025 National Kimberley Process (KP) Meeting, through its Office of Precious Minerals (OPM).

According to a Mines and Energy official release, the gathering convened on August 1, 2025 at its Head office.

The Director of Office of Precious Minerals – Rebecca Kumba Fallah, said as the implementing agency of the Kimberly Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) in the country, Mines and Energy Ministry holds this important roundtable twice a year after the International KP meetings which are the Intercessional and the Plenary of the global body.

The release indicated that key national stakeholders to the Kimberly Process honored their respective invites and appreciated the properly organized structure of the meeting which results will significantly impact Liberia’s diamonds trade governance.

In attendance at the August 1, 2025 Ministry of Mines and Energy-held KP Meeting were the host, led by the Minister of Mines and Energy, Wilmot Paye, German Ambassador to Liberia, Dr. Jakob Haselhuber, US Embassy officials, officials from the German technical organization – GIZ, other Liberian Government Agencies, Civil Society Organizations, and Private Sector partners who meaningfully contributed to critical issues regarding the implementation of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) in Liberia.

Throughout the meeting, Director Fallah, in her presentation, disclosed that the Government of Liberia by way of the Ministry of Mines and Energy is preparing to host the KP review visit team from January 26-30, 2026, noting that: That visit is to ensure Liberia’s compliance with the KPCS; it should be done every three years in accordance with the KP Policy”.

She also informed the gathering that the last visit was done in 2013 which is against the KP policy and has consequences of penalties as far as member States and their obligations to the global organization (KP) are concerned.

The MME’s Office Precious Mineral Director, then provided updates on the achievements of the Kimberley Process operations in Liberia from 2024 – present; pointing to the just ended KP and anti-smuggling minerals awareness program in Lofa, Gbarpolu, Cape Mount, and Nimba counties as one major achievement.

Director Fallah further mentioned some pending KP-related activities in Liberia including building the capacity of staff members in rough diamond sorting and valuation, training of county officers to handle diamond related issues on the field in support of the chain of custody, Phase two of the KP and anti-smuggling awareness program in the minerals sector, among others.

OPM Director Fallah noted that therefore, the National Kimberley Process Meeting serves as a vital discussion forum that gives bilateral and multilateral partners as well as stakeholders the opportunity to evaluate the state of Liberia’s KP implementation and plans for enhancing governance in the mineral industry and other compliance-related issues.

Meanwhile, the OPM Director has echoed the call for a more visible presence and involvement of the donor community and other partners, as well as Civil Society Organizations for coordination of future Kimberley Process initiatives that support achieving set goals and priority programs.

To conclude, the release said the Kimberley Process was established in 2003, as an international trade framework aimed at stopping the global flow of conflict diamonds. The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) mandates that member states establish and put into place protections for the transportation of rough diamonds. Liberia joined the KPCS in 2007 and has been exporting raw diamonds since then, earning a 3% royalty of the appraised value of each shipment.