DRC: Suspension of Chinese Miner for Pollution in DRC Points to Wider Problem

Jun 1, 2022 | Immaculée Inamuco, Mongabay
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In August 2021, local communities accused a Chinese gold-mining company of polluting a river in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s northeastern province of Tshopo. Residents living near the town of Basoko shared images of the Aruwimi River discolored by waste disposal from Xiang Jiang Mining’s operations. The DRC environment minister, Ève Bazaiba, visited the area in January and ordered the company to suspend its operations.