Congo Suspends Flights on Eastern Route, Halting Tin Exports From Kivu

(Bloomberg) -- The Democratic Republic of Congo,
Africa's third-biggest tin producer, suspended flights in the
east of the country on a route used by most of the nation's
exporters of the metal, traders said.

Aviation authorities suspended flights between Goma,
capital of North Kivu Province, and Walikale 100 kilometers (62
miles) to the west, Brian Christophers, managing director of
Mining and Processing Congo SPRL, said in an interview from
Goma. The flights were suspended in order to carry out security
inspections.


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