Congo Copper Shipments Halted by Botswana Over Ebola Fear
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Botswana barred entry by anyone traveling from the Democratic Republic of Congo to prevent an Ebola outbreak in that country from spreading, blocking shipments of copper from Africa’s biggest producer of the metal.
Botswana’s Department of Immigration and Citizenship instructed its personnel to prohibit travelers from entering the country in an Aug. 25 directive obtained today. Hakuna Matata Sarl, Congo’s biggest hauler of copper and cobalt produced by companies including Freeport McMoRan Inc. and Jinchuan Group, said at least 20 of its trucks had been halted at Kazungula on Botswana’s border with Zambia.