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Kabila set on 2015 start for Inga

Although the World Bank’s representative in Kinshasa, Eustache Ouayoro, said in March that ground wouldn’t be broken for Inga 3 [...]

Published on 29/04/2014 at 22:05 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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