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Manono, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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The collapse of the world tin price in the 1980s severely hit the town's economy. However, since 2017 exploration has been underway for lithium minerals and tin at the historical tin mine in the Manono - Kitotolo region, with over $ 100 million spent by Australian mining company AVZ to assist the
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rebel group, operated in the area before relocating. Elements of his group continued to hold out in Manono Territory. In November 2021, three commanders and 169 Mai Mai Bakata Katanga militants surrendered to the government in Manono's Mpyana sector.
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carried out arms decommissioning in 2008, offering to accept guns in exchange for a bicycle. The scheme was successful in removing weapons. Manono later became affected by the
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was worked almost continuously until the late 1970s, first by Géomines and later by Congo-Etain and Zairetain. Perhaps 180,000 tonnes of
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Economic activity is centered on mining, with the surrounding area containing approximately 100 million tonnes of minerals, including
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power plant used to provide electricity, and the town used to have a
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Place in Tanganyika, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Town in Tanganyika, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Manono is also connected to a disused 903:Populated places in Tanganyika Province 773: 234:Manono lies on the western bank of the 895: 699:National Geographic Atlas of the World 614: 612: 610: 608: 606: 604: 186:Manono was seriously affected by the 733:(PDF) (in French). 28 February 1979 297:ore were extracted in this period. 13: 601: 14: 914: 805:, Tantalex Resources Corporation 620:"Beer and normality in DR Congo" 583:"Southern African News Features" 176:Democratic Republic of the Congo 114:Democratic Republic of the Congo 55: 48: 32: 841: 816: 793: 767: 745: 720: 708: 692: 666: 638: 575: 553: 230:Location, economy, and culture 56: 1: 780:University of Wisconsin Press 715:The Great Soviet Encyclopedia 546: 192:Rally for Congolese Democracy 717:, third edition (1970-1979). 7: 703:National Geographic Society 10: 919: 538: 345: 322: 181: 701:, revised sixth edition, 539:Source: Climate-Data.org 464: 394: 389: 386: 383: 380: 377: 374: 371: 368: 365: 362: 359: 356: 353: 350: 149: 137: 129: 119: 109: 74: 43: 31: 24: 776:African Economic History 346:Climate data for Manono 329:tropical savanna climate 646:"The tragedy of Congo" 304:The town is served by 94:7.294704°S 27.454491°E 238:, a tributary of the 219:Gédéon Kyungu Mutanga 828:AVZ Minerals Limited 250:bringing cargo from 223:Mai Mai Kata Katanga 221:, the leader of the 99:-7.294704; 27.454491 855:on 31 December 2008 589:on 22 February 2013 395:Daily mean °C (°F) 312:which was built by 289:began in 1915. The 172:Tanganyika Province 90: /  38:Manono from the air 877:. Climate-Data.org 626:. 27 November 2008 291:Manono-Kitolo mine 215:Katanga insurgency 194:rebels and allied 875:"Climate: Manono" 680:. 8 November 2021 654:. 4 November 2008 543: 542: 161: 160: 151:National language 910: 887: 886: 884: 882: 871: 865: 864: 862: 860: 845: 839: 838: 836: 834: 824:"Manono Project" 820: 814: 813: 812: 810: 797: 791: 790: 771: 765: 764: 762: 760: 749: 743: 742: 740: 738: 732: 724: 718: 712: 706: 696: 690: 689: 687: 685: 670: 664: 663: 661: 659: 642: 636: 635: 633: 631: 616: 599: 598: 596: 594: 579: 573: 572: 570: 568: 557: 343: 342: 242:. 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Manono from the air
Manono is located in Democratic Republic of the Congo
7°17′41″S 27°27′16″E / 7.294704°S 27.454491°E / -7.294704; 27.454491
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Tanganyika
Climate
Aw
National language
Swahili
territory
Tanganyika Province
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Second Congo War
Rally for Congolese Democracy
Rwandan
hydro-electric
brewery
UN
Katanga insurgency
Gédéon Kyungu Mutanga
Mai Mai Kata Katanga
Lukushi River
Luvua River
river port
barges
Lubumbashi
railway line
Muyumba
spodumene
lithium

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