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DRC residents sue Chinese mining company over alleged pollution in Kolwezi

Twenty-seven residents of Kolwezi, a major copper and cobalt mining hub in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, have taken Chinese-controlled mining company COMMUS to court, accusing it of polluting their water, air and soil and putting their health and livelihoods at risk. The lawsuit against Compagnie Minière de Musonoie Global (COMMUS), controlled by Chinese mining […]