DR CONGO-SAKANIA-DRY PORT-INAUGURATION

DR CONGO-SAKANIA-DRY PORT-INAUGURATION

(231004) -- KINSHASA, Oct. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix Tshisekedi cuts the ribbon to inaugurate the Sakania dry port in Haut-Katanga province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Oct. 3, 2023. President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Felix Tshisekedi on Tuesday inaugurated the Sakania dry port in the DRC, a Chinese-built megaproject and currently the largest of its kind in Central Africa. Bordering Zambia, the dry port, located in southeastern Haut-Katanga province, is a main border post of the DRC and constitutes an important mining channel. (Xinhua/Shi Yu)

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