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Likasi

(lɪˈkɑːsɪ)
n
(Placename) a city in the S Democratic Republic of Congo: a centre of copper and cobalt production. Pop: 345 000 (2005 est). Former name: Jadotville
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Li•ka•si

(lɪˈkɑ si)

n.
a city in the S Democratic Republic of the Congo. 299,118. Formerly, Jadotville.
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In 1961 he and 156 comrades were posted to Jadotville, now called Likasi, where a local politician backed by mercenaries had declared the region independent from the rest of the country, in a post-colonial power struggle for the rich mineral resources of the area.
The com- pany targeted production of 3,000 tonnes of copper a month for 2015, and 5,000 tonnes this year, thanks to new plants in Shituru in Likasi and to a concentra- tor in Kambove, which has a production capacity of 25,000 to 30,000 tonnes a year.
The company targeted production of 3,000 tonnes of copper a month for 2015, and 5,000 tonnes this year, thanks to new plants in Shituru in Likasi and to a concentrator in Kambove, which has a production capacity of 25,000 to 30,000 tonnes a year.
These studies were conducted in Bukavu (South Kivu), (30) Bwamanda (Equateur province), (24) Kimpese (Bas Congo), (25) Kinshasa (Kinshasa province), (24) Kisangani (Orientale Province), (26, 30) Likasi (31) and Lubumbashi (26) (Katanga province), and Mbuji Mayi (Kasai Oriental).
Les constructions dans les deux cites etaient egalement differentes, de meme que l'organisation de la vie sociale et economique, comme l'a par ailleurs indique Valentin Yves Mudimbe (17) citant ainsi Kapolowe, bourgade congolaise situee au bord du chemin de fer entre les villes de Lubumbashi (Elisabethville) et Likasi (Jadothville).

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