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,...

Buying ban hits DR Congo miners

Nov 30, 1999

Reuters reports from Busanga, in DR Congo’s Katanga province, that buying rules implemented by the global electronics industry since 1 April have caused considerable hardship in the region. Companies including RIM, Apple and Microsoft are signatories to the Electronic...

DR Congo army leaves Bisie mine

Nov 30, 1999

The Democratic Republic of Congo government has withdrawn its troops from the Bisie mine, which has until recently been the largest tin mining operation in the country, the Wall Street Journal reported today. Military units have been withdrawing from the mine over the...