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Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have arrested 58 people suspected of involvement in violence and vandalism during protests by artisanal miners in Kolwezi, the country's main ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Lualaba » Trade: DR Congo inaugurates $522mn Kamoa-Kakula solar and battery complex supplying major copper mine
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) formally inaugurated the Kamoa-Kakula solar and battery complex in Lualaba province on October 16, several weeks after the facilities began supplying electricity ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Lualaba » Trade: DR Congo Seeks Investment to Formalise Artisanal Mining Through 64 Designated Zones
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is seeking financing and technical partnerships to develop 64 artisanal mining zones in Lualaba and Haut-Katanga provinces as part of efforts to formalise ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Lualaba » Trade: Congo bans copper and cobalt concentrates exports, official order says
Ban takes effect immediately though one-year export waivers may be granted in strategic circumstances Order repeals 2023 export ban and exemptions, replacing them with broader mineral export framework ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Lualaba » Trade: At least 32 killed in southeastern DRC after bridge at mine collapsed, authorities say
A bridge at a mine in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) collapsed due to overcrowding, killing at least 32 people, a regional government official said Sunday. The bridge at the Kalando ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Lualaba » Trade: DR Congo mine collapse kills at least 32, says official
Miners at Kanfuma mine in Tshikapa district of Kasai province of the Democratic Republic of Congo on March 23, 2025. [AFP] A bridge collapsed at a cobalt mine in southeast Democratic Republic of Congo ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » Lualaba » Trade: Dozens killed in DR Congo after bridge collapses at copper, cobalt mine
At least 32 people have been killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to officials, after a bridge at a copper and cobalt mine collapsed due to overcrowding. The incident ...