Likasi
Americannoun
noun
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Less than three months after he left his hometown of Likasi, his mother died.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026
Gecamines' Shituru hydrometallurgical facility, which processes copper and cobalt, is seen in this general view, outside Likasi in the southern region of Katanga in the Democratic Republic of Congo, January 31, 2013.
From Reuters • Jul. 5, 2022
Down the road towards the town of Likasi, the Shituru copper refinery is another rusting behemoth dating back to 1929, operating at roughly 10 or 20 percent of its nameplate capacity.
From Reuters • Feb. 22, 2013
In Likasi, dilapidated low-rise buildings from the colonial mining boom line the streets, but there is little evidence of new growth, and the collapse of state miner Gecamines has left many jobless.
From Reuters • Feb. 19, 2013
I saw the huge concentrating plant rising almost like magic out of the jungle at Likasi.
From An African Adventure by Marcosson, Isaac Frederick
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