Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) – Cameroon and Congo are considering a join exploitation of the iron deposits discovered at the border between the two countries, the Cameroonian minister of Mines, Louis-Paul Motaze, said Monday at the end of an audience with the Congolese president, Denis Sassou-Nguesso.
“My country pays particular attention to the common project on the exploitation of iron at the Cameroonian-Congolese border. The zone is called Mbala in Cameroon and Nabemba in Congo,” Mr . Motaze said, adding that he joint project would enable the two countries to boost the development of their sectors.
According to the minister, the talks with Sassou-Nguesso also focused on the hydro-electric dam of Cholet, which has a production capacity of 600 Megawatts.
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