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Ghana court jails Chinese national over illegal gold mining

Ghana court jails Chinese national over illegal gold mining

A Ghanaian court has sentenced a Chinese national to prison for illegal gold mining in the West African nation, her lawyer said, ending a case that started in 2017 and shed light on Chinese involvement in the activity. The court in the capital Accra sentenced Aisha Huang to four and a half years imprisonment and a fine of 48,000 Ghanaian cedis ($4,000) for running an illegal mining operation, Huang's lawyer Hope Agboado told Reuters. Huang, who could not be reached for comment, initially pleaded not guilty but changed her plea to guilty as the trial progressed. Agboado said he had…
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Chinese national killed at Zijin mining camp in Congo, company says

Chinese national killed at Zijin mining camp in Congo, company says

A Chinese national was killed during an attack on a mining camp run by Zijin Mining Group Co in the early hours of Tuesday in southern Democratic Republic of Congo, a report on the company's website said. The employee was shot at the Carrilu cement and limestone mine in Lualaba province as camp staff attempted to drive away seven attackers, the report said. A Congolese national was also injured in the raid, but their condition was not believed to be life threatening. Lualaba's governor and provincial mines minister did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The company said…
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