Somalia: Somalia Expels Chinese Firm for 'Illegal Mining'

Jan 7, 2015 | World Bulletin
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A Chinese mining company has been ordered out of Somalia for allegedly conducting illegal mining activity and causing "public turmoil," the Somali government announced on Wednesday.

"[Chinese mining company] ARC has been involved in the illegal digging and mining for minerals in the Simodi mountain range in Somalia's Awdal region," the government said in a statement.