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Business● Elevated4d ago · Nov 6, 2026, 9:30 AM

"Now, everything is ours": In Congo, in the secret world of Chinese masters of Katanga

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Le Figaro International · Sub-Saharan Africa

REPORTAGE - Dans le sud-est de la République démocratique du Congo, des milliers de Chinois ont fait des mines de cuivre et de cobalt leur eldorado. Entre fortunes fulgurantes, casinos et résidences sous protection, plongée dans une communauté qui prospère à l’écart des Congolais, sur fond de rivalité croissante entre Pékin et Washington.

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