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DR Congo residents sue Chinese mining giant for widespread pollution

DR Congo residents sue Chinese mining giant for widespread pollution
France 24 Wednesday 04 November 2026, 10:22 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Video contentVideo DR Congo residents sue Chinese mining giant for widespread pollution Issued on: Share In Kolwezi, the mining capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, local residents are suing a huge Chinese mine and the government for environmental pollution. It will be one of the most important cases the country has seen. FRANCE 24's correspondent Emmet Livingstone reports. [Image text:] EYEON AFRICA FRANCE 24
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