SAA

SAA event in Lualaba, Kolwezi area, Congo, the Democratic Republic of the on Sat 15th November 2025

15th November 2025

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On 15 November 2025, Republican Guard fired guns at the Kalando mine site, 45 kilometers south-east of Kolwezi, coded to the closest known location Kolwezi (Mutshatsha, Lualaba), injuring 2 miners and causing a bridge to collapse after panicked miners rushed across it. Between at least 32 and 40 civilians died in the collapse. The COMIKAM cooperative and artisanal miners had denounced the occupation of the site by FARDC and actors not provided for by law. According to them, military expelled the cooperatives and miners on several occasions to the benefit of various Chinese private partners.

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Congo, the Democratic Republic of the (COD)

Lualaba ( Kolwezi area )

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