The BBC is reporting that the World Bank has announced a $178 million dollar loan to the D.R. Congo to repair 1,700km of electric cables "to increase power for the mining sector."
Nevermind that only 6% of people in the DRC have access to electricity, the mining industry needs another massive subsidy.
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