Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Foreign diggers deported in Congo mining clampdown

(Reuters) - Congo has deported around 350 foreigners and closed scores of buying depots after a campaign to stamp out illegal mineral sales in its southeastern Katanga province, the local governor said on Wednesday.

Several hundred diggers from Democratic Republic of Congo's enormous informal mining sector blocked streets in the town of Kolwezi to protest against the shutting down of the depots by local authorities this week.


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