Katanga

Ka·tan·ga

(kə-täng′gə, -tăng′-)

A region of southeast Democratic Republic of the Congo bordering on Zambia. In 1960 it seceded and proclaimed itself an independent republic, but the insurrection was put down in 1963 with the aid of United Nations troops. From 1971 to 1997, the region was named Shaba.

Kat′an·gese′ (kăt′äng-gēz′, -gēs′, -ăng-) adj. & n.

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Katanga

(kəˈtæŋɡə)

(Placename) a region of SE Democratic Republic of Congo: site of a secessionist movement during the 1960s and again in 1993; important for hydroelectric power and rich mineral resources (copper and tin ore). Pop: estimates vary between 4 000 000 (1998) and 8 000 000 (2006). Area: 496 964 sq km (191 878 sq miles). Former name (1972–97): Shaba

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Sha•ba

(ˈʃɑ bə)

n.

a province in the SE Democratic Republic of the Congo: important mining area. 3,874,019; 191,878 sq. mi. (496,964 sq. km). Cap.: Lubumbashi.

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Alumni of the University Hall (Katanga) of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and technology (KNUST) have held their maiden national stakeholders meeting in Kumasi.

KATANGA holds maiden national Alumni meeting

Johannes Katanga, 31, allegedly killed Outjo farmer Heinz Kossmann, 71, on 25 September 2017 by shooting him with a firearm at farm Aasvoelkrans in the Outjo district.

Farmer murder case postponed to early September

Release date- 31072019 - ZUG - Katanga Mining Limited (TSX: KAT) ('Katanga' or the 'Company') today provides an update on its major projects and announces its 2019 second quarter production results and the appointment of a new director of the Company.

Katanga Mining Provides Update on Major Projects, Announces 2019 Second Quarter Production Results and Appointment af a New Director

But unusually high uranium content in 3,500 tonnes of cobalt from its Congo subsidiary Katanga put limits on the exports, and Katanga made no cobalt sales in the first quarter.

Windy weather hits Glencore's output forecasts

The Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, has said that its request to a federal judge to hold Tesla CEO Elon Musk in contempt over tweets was reasonable, Suzanne Barlyn and Katanga Johnson of Reuters reported, citing SEC Commissioner Robert Jackson.

SEC says request to hold Tesla CEO in contempt is reasonable, Reuters reports

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Here are some of the "contributions" that were made by the UN in December of 1961 in Katanga, a province of the former Belgian Congo, according to a book published in 1962 entitled Forty-Six Angry Men: The 46 Civilian Doctors of Elisabethville Denounce U.N.O.

UN Day?

1961 - Heavy fighting erupts in Congo's Katanga Province between United Nations and Katanga forces.

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Chinese have been coming to the Democratic Republic of the Congo in increasing numbers for business, especially to Katanga province where Lubumbashi is located because of its mining activities.