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

Copperbelt import and export routes. © Africa Intelligence/Indigo Publications 2020

Several haulage companies have stopped exporting minerals mined in the DRC and are restricting themselves to transport operations within the country, claiming that tolls imposed when crossing into Zambia are prohibitively high. [...] (402 words)

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