 At the same time, Koroma inaugurated a large new national park at Gola Forest, and banned exports by logging companies, singling out Chinese-owned companies, which he accused of "plundering" the nation's forests.President Koroma has also controversially been one of the few African leaders to criticise Zimbabwe's former President, Robert Mugabe.At the African Union summit held at the Egyptian resort of Sharm El Sheikh in 2008, he was quoted saying, "The people of Zimbabwe have been denied their democratic rights.