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Eight dead, 35 injured in Congo mining hub amid anti-Govt protests

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 21, 2016 | 5:55 am Base Metals Battery Metals Precious Metals Africa Europe Cobalt Copper Diamond Gold 

Eight civilians have been killed and another 35 severely injured by Congolese security forces in the country’s mining hub of Lubumbashi during the past 36 hours, as part of widespread protests against President Joseph Kabila's hold on power, local groups...

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