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Kazakh miner ERG clashes with presidential family in Lualaba

ERG CEO Benedikt Sobotka and Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi.
ERG CEO Benedikt Sobotka and Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi. © Zhang Ruomeng/Imaginechina via AFP/Fabrice Coffrini/AFP
In June, the army conducted investigations to find out who is behind the artisanal diggers working on ERG's mining permits. The names of presidential family members and a cooperative belonging to Lualaba province's acting governor came up during on-site interviews. [...]
Reading time 5 minutes Olivier Liffran, Joan Tilouine
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