Chinese-owned companies, under investigation for irregularities in their gold mining operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DR Congo) east, hope to “bounce back” after a suspension that started in August, a consultant for one of the firms said.
Ordering the halt, South Kivu Governor Theo Ngwabidje Kasi said that he was determined to “restore order” in Mwenga territory, about 100km southwest of the provincial capital, Bukavu.
The move was in “the interests of the local population and the environment,” Kasi said, accusing the half-dozen Chinese-financed companies of “multiple abuses.”
The opacity of the exploitation and sale of Congolese gold has long
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