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DRC
ERG faces new wave of looting despite Tshisekedi's instructions

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Miners on the banks of a mine in Kolwezi, DRC, in April 2018.
Miners on the banks of a mine in Kolwezi, DRC, in April 2018. © Caroline Thirion/AFP

Illegal operators protected by soldiers have retaken control of part of the Metalkol concession, a Eurasian Resources Group subsidiary, in Lualaba. On the ground, the mining operation has now reached an almost industrial scale.

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