Kolwezi residents protest pollution they blame on Ruashi Mining
Residents of Kolwezi's Dilungu and Bel Air neighbourhoods marched to Ruashi Mining's site on Friday. They say the company's operations cracked their homes, dried out crops and made people sick, and they want compensation.
Residents of the Dilungu and Bel Air neighbourhoods in Kolwezi, in DR Congo's Lualaba province, marched in protest on Friday, Radio Okapi reported. They blame Ruashi Mining for environmental and health damage in their area. They want compensation. The marchers went to the company's facilities and handed a memorandum to its managers. A representative of the residents' committee read the document aloud. It says residents have raised the problem with the authorities since October 2025. They have not received a satisfactory response. The memorandum links several kinds of damage to Ruashi Mining's activities.…
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