Congo court sentences Chinese nationals to 7 years in prison in illegal mining crackdown

Chinese citizens arrested in possession of gold bars and $400,000 in cash and found guilty of illegal mining, stand inside the courtroom in Bukavu, South Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Jan. 13, 2025.

A court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced three Chinese nationals to seven years in prison for engaging in activities related to illegal mining.