The government of the Central African Republic has suspended the activities of a Chinese mining company in the country, accusing it of cooperating with armed militias, according to a government decree.
The country’s Ministry of Mines has accused Daqing SARL, a Chinese gold and diamond mining company, of “intelligence with armed groups, illegal mining, illegal introduction of foreign subjects into mining areas, non-payment of taxes and absence of activity reports”, in the decree, which was made public on Saturday.
Daqing SARL operated in Mingala, a town in southern Central African Republic plagued by fighting between the country’s armed forces and the Coalition of Patriots for…
