Chinese mining giant Huayou suspends DR Congo operations, but government insists it must pay $6 million to three communities poisoned by industrial wastewater

Business Insider AfricaAdekunle Agbetiloye · 7 November 2026 at 07:26

Chinese-owned mining company Congo Dongfang International Mining (CDM) must pay $6 million in compensation to three communities affected by an industrial wastewater spill in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), despite having suspended its operations, the country's mines ministry said on…
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