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DRC
Lubumbashi city council persists with controversial toll on copper transports

The bill to introduce a toll for entering Lubumbashi that sparked a public outcry in October has been presented again to transporters, who have decided to fight back. [...]

Published on 07/06/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Guiter plans to mine the materials it needs to complete Kankan-Mandiana road

Guinean construction and mining company Guiter has renewed its granite and laterite mining permits with a view to using its production to complete the major road contract it won from the government in Conakry in 2014 but which has still to come into service.

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West China Cement buys out Philippe de Moerloose

Philippe de Moerloose, one of the wealthiest Belgians in the DRC, has been bought out of the cement plants he co-owned with West China Cement. The Chinese giant now aims to ramp up production and become a major player in the sector.

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Lubumbashi slag heap locals fume over pollution

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

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.

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Copperbelt truckers beg Congolese PM to slash border tolls

Congolese truckers working for Copperbelt miners are demanding that the Kinshasa government slash the tolls they pay to re-enter the country to help them compete fairly with foreign drivers.

Free access Mining 08.12.2020

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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.

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From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

DRC
Lubumbashi city council persists with controversial toll on copper transports

Guinea
Guiter plans to mine the materials it needs to complete Kankan-Mandiana road

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

DRC
Copperbelt truckers beg Congolese PM to slash border tolls

In Focus | DRC, Southern Africa, Zambia
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