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DRC goes on with Grand Inga dam project

Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi. The DRC is moving ahead with plans to sell the Grand Inga dam project to the continent. PHOTO | LUDOVIC MARIN | POOL | AFP

By  PATRICK ILUNGA

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Despite the coronavirus challenge in the country, the Democratic Republic of Congo is moving ahead with plans to sell the Grand Inga dam project to the continent.

At a Council of Ministers summit on June 12, President Félix Tshisekedi announced that an African Heads of State meeting will be held soon.

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