News stories by Maurice Wa ku Demba

  1. Africa’s Largest Hydroelectric Project May Hit the Rocks

    - Inter Press Service

    A story from Inter Press Service, an international news agency

    JOHANNESBURG/LUBUMBASHI, Aug 17 (IPS) - There are big aspirations for Africa's largest hydroelectric project, the Inga III that is set to be built in the Democratic Republic of Congo. But analysts are sceptical that such an ambitious project will ever be realised.

  2. The Quest for the Autonomy of Mining DRC Province

    - Inter Press Service

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    LUMUMBASHI, DR Congo, Apr 19 (IPS) - The Mai-Mai Kata-Katanga rebel group operating in Katanga, in south eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, say that they are engaged in an armed campaign for the autonomy of the province because they have not benefited from its rich mineral deposits.

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