Eastern Congo's gold-rich province bans mining activities to 'restore order'

FILE - A miner digs out soil that will be filtered for traces of cassiterite, the major ore of tin, at a mine in eastern Congo, on Aug. 17, 2012. Violence has plagued the mineral-rich region, resulting in a suspension of mining ordered on July 19, 2024.

The governor of South Kivu province in eastern Congo on Friday ordered the suspension of all mining activities to “restore order” in the mineral-rich region, which is plagued by violence from armed groups.