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In Focus | DRC, Southern Africa, Zambia
Truckers in the Copperbelt forced to re-enact Mad Max at the hands of the Chinese

The arrival of Chinese companies at copper-cobalt deposits in the DRC and Zambia has upset traffic on mineral evacuation routes. They are forcing road transporters to contend with extremely low prices, leaving them no choice but to fight the terms of each new contract and redistribute market shares among the African ports. [...]

Published on 02.11.2020 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 4 minutes

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Copperbelt mineral exports dry up after hike in cross-border tolls

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Jinchuan finally makes money from Chibuluma copper, gets green light for Musonoi

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Copperbelt truckers beg Congolese PM to slash border tolls

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Trafigura has entered into an agreement with the Entreprise Générale de Cobalt (EGC) in the DRC.

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Zimbabwe under threat of losing Copperbelt-Durban truck traffic

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Deaths at cobalt mine force Commus to negotiate with locals

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A copper and cobalt mine operated by Sicomines in the DRC.

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Gécamines lets CNMC spend millions rather than respect local content rules

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Gécamines facilities at the Kambove copper mine (Haut-Katanga).

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China's CNMC bids to become central player in Copperbelt

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Trans-Zambezi railway project getting back on track

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Copperbelt to Walvis Bay railway projects.

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DRC
Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

In Focus | DRC, Southern Africa, Zambia
Truckers in the Copperbelt forced to re-enact Mad Max at the hands of the Chinese

DRC
State firm competes with local and foreign groups on mining freight market

DRC
Chinese miners undaunted by critics

DRC
Lubumbashi city council persists with controversial toll on copper transports

DRC
Gecamines entrusts two sites to Terra Mining, a firm with Israeli, Bulgarian and Ukrainian ties

Spotlight | DRC, Southern Africa
Copperbelt mineral exports dry up after hike in cross-border tolls

DRC, Zambia
Jinchuan finally makes money from Chibuluma copper, gets green light for Musonoi

DRC
Copperbelt truckers beg Congolese PM to slash border tolls

Africa, France
Eric Buisson, France's new conflict minerals due diligence compliance officer

DRC
Trafigura slow and steady on path to marketing Gécamines' cobalt production

Spotlight | Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe under threat of losing Copperbelt-Durban truck traffic

DRC
Deaths at cobalt mine force Commus to negotiate with locals

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Flush with Indian loan, CFM set to buy trains for Central and Southern regions

DRC
Sicomines: the EITI aims to find out if the DRC is able to pay its debt to China

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Gécamines lets CNMC spend millions rather than respect local content rules

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Hungary's Duna Aszfalt talks to leading Katanga businessman about cross-border road project

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South Africa's Toll Infrastructure joins highway project led by Katumbi's brother-in-law

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