Congo minister calls halt on mining

Feb 25, 2008

The Democratic Republic of Congo has banned tin mining in the Walikale district of North Kivu, the largest tin producing region of the country. Mines Minister Martin Kabwelulu told reporters in the provincial capital Goma yesterday that all mining in the district was...

Kivu conflict disrupts DR Congo exports

Oct 25, 2007

The escalating conflict between government and rebel forces in North Kivu has disrupted supplies of tin concentrate from DR Congo, according to Bloomberg News. Congo deployed 6,000 troops to North Kivu in July amid increasing tensions between the government and rebel...

Strike hinders Congo exports

Jul 17, 2007

Exports of tin concentrates from the Democratic Republic of Congo have been restricted since 9 July as a result of a strike by customs officials. The strike has closed customs offices on the border between North Kivu Province and Rwanda, Gilbert Samine, North Kivu...

Congo tin shipments halted again

Jun 6, 2007

The Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa’s biggest tin producer, has suspended flights in the east of the country on a route used by most of the nation’s exporters of the metal, according to Bloomberg News. Flights between Goma, capital of North Kivu...

Congo lifts tin export ban

May 8, 2007

A ban on exports of tin concentrate from the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo was lifted on 2 May, according to Bloomberg. Shipments from both North and South Kivu provinces had been halted in mid-April, but the Minister of Mines has now issued...

Congo Halts Tins Ore Exports

Apr 19, 2007

The Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa’s largest tin producer, has halted all exports of tin concentrate in recent days, according to Bloomberg News. The exports from North Kivu were halted April 15, while shipments from South Kivu were stopped April 17,...