DRC: Katanga Youth Project Hopes to Cut Minerals Dependence

Aug 23, 2016 | Victor Muisyo, Africa News
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The Democratic Republic of Congo is Africa’s largest copper producer, and heavily relies on the mining sector, which, alongside its small oil industries accounts for 98 percent of its export earnings. But majority of the citizens live in poverty. The International Labor Organization has moved in to set up a programme on occupational and entrepreneurship training to improve the employability of young apprentices the country where the majority of the population is under the age of 25.